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[German, from Latin sēminārium, seed plot. See seminary.]
noun
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
any meeting for an exchange of ideas
Meaning #2:
a course offered for a small group of advanced students
A seminar is, generally, a form of academic instruction, either at a university or offered by a commercial or professional organization. It has the function of bringing together small groups for recurring meetings, focusing each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to actively participate. This is often accomplished through an ongoing Socratic dialogue with a seminar leader or instructor, or through a more formal presentation of research. Normally, participants must not be beginners in the field under discussion (at US universities, seminar classes are generally reserved for upper-year students, although at UK universities seminars are usually used for all years). The idea behind the seminar system is to familiarise students more extensively with the methodology of their chosen subject and also to allow them to interact with examples of the practical problems that always crop up during research work. It is essentially a place where assigned readings are discussed, questions can be raised and debates conducted. It is relatively informal, at least compared to the lecture system of academic instruction.
Indeed, it is important to note that, in some European universities, a seminar may be a large lecture course, especially when conducted by a renowned thinker (regardless of the size of the audience or the scope of student participation in discussion).
The word seminar is derived from the Latin word seminarium, meaning "seed plot."
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - seminar, fagligt diskussionsmøde
Nederlands (Dutch)
cursus, werkgroep, werkcollege, seminarium, lezing
Français (French)
n. - séminaire, travaux pratiques
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - σεμινάριο
Português (Portuguese)
n. - seminário (m)
Русский (Russian)
семинар, научная конференция, совещание специалистов, краткосрочный интенсивный курс обучения
Español (Spanish)
n. - seminario, clase práctica
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - seminarium, seminarieövningar, symposium
中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
研究会, 讨论发表会
中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 研究會, 討論發表會
한국어 (Korean)
n. - (대학의) 세미나 , 집중 강의, 전문가 회의
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ゼミ, セミナー, ゼミの課程, ゼミの教室, 研究グループ
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مؤتمر, ألحلقه ألدراسيه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - כיתה קטנה באוניברסיטה לדיון ומחקר, ועידת מומחים לנושא מסוים, קורס קצר ומוגבר, סמינר
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