teaching

(tē'chĭng)
n.

1. The act, practice, occupation, or profession of a teacher.
2. 1. Something taught.
   2. A precept or doctrine. Often used in the plural: the teachings of Buddha.

adj.

1. Of, involving, or used for teaching: teaching materials; teaching methods.
2. Working as a teacher or in teaching: teaching assistants.

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noun

1. The act, process, or art of imparting knowledge and skill: education, instruction, pedagogics, pedagogy, schooling, training, tuition, tutelage, tutoring. See teach/learn.
2. A principle taught or advanced for belief, as by a religious or philosophical group: doctrine, dogma, tenet. See belief/unbelief.

This entry consists of the following articles:

• Knowledge Bases of Teaching
• Teaching: Learning to Teach
• Teaching: Methods for Studying

IN BRIEF: n. - The activities of educating or instructing.

Teaching kids to count is fine, but teaching them what counts is best. — Bob Talbert

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• Teachers and Students - teaching: act, practice, and profession of instructing students

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See words rhyming with "teaching."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - lærervirksomhed, undervisning
adj. - lære-, undervisnings-

idioms:

• teaching hospital    universitetshospital
• teaching practice    lærerpraktik

Nederlands (Dutch)
het lesgeven, leerstelling

Français (French)
n. - enseignement
adj. - d'enseignant, pédagogique, enseignant

idioms:

• teaching hospital    centre hospitalo-universitaire
• teaching practice    stage de formation pédagogique

Deutsch (German)
n. - Unterrichten, Lehrberuf, Lehre
adj. - lehrend, Lehr...

idioms:

• teaching hospital    Ausbildungskrankenhaus
• teaching practice    Referendarzeit (für Lehrer)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - διδασκαλία, (πληθ.), διδάγματα

idioms:

• teaching hospital    νοσοκομείο στο οποίο εκπαιδεύονται φοιτητές της Ιατρικής
• teaching practice    εξάσκηση στη διδασκαλία

Italiano (Italian)
insegnamento

idioms:

• teaching hospital    ospedale universitario
• teaching practice    pratica di insegnamento, tirocinio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - magistério (m), ensino (m), doutrina (f), preceito (m)

idioms:

• teaching hospital    hospital universitário
• teaching practice    experiência de ensino

Русский (Russian)
преподавание, обучение

idioms:

• teaching hospital    госпиталь с медицинском высшем уч. зав.
• teaching practice    практический стаж обучения

Español (Spanish)
n. - enseñanza, docencia
adj. - docente

idioms:

• teaching hospital    hospital docente, hospital general con facultad de medicina
• teaching practice    prácticas de enseñanza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - undervisning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
教学, 教导, 教义, 教学的

idioms:

• teaching hospital    教学医院
• teaching practice    教学实习

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 教學, 教導, 教義
adj. - 教學的

idioms:

• teaching hospital    教學醫院
• teaching practice    教學實習

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 가르치기, 수업, 교직
adj. - 가르치는, 수업 중인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 教えること, 教授, 授業, 教え
adj. - 教える

idioms:

• teaching hospital    教育研究病院
• teaching practice    教育実習

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تدريس, تعليم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮הוראה, הדרכה, תורה‬
adj. - ‮הוראה, הדרכה, תורה‬

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