enseignement

Definitions of enseignement
  1. noun
    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
    synonyms: pédagogie
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    cours
    education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
    annexe
    an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students
    enseignement supérieur
    education provided by a college or university
    enseignement secondaire
    education beyond the elementary grades; provided by a high school or college preparatory school
    enseignement pour adultes
    a course (via lectures or correspondence) for adults who are not otherwise engaged in formal study
    cours
    a series of lectures dealing with a subject
    orientation
    a course introducing a new situation or environment
    cours de recyclage
    a course that reviews and updates a topic for those who have not kept abreast of developments
    séminaire
    a course offered for a small group of advanced students
    atelier
    a brief intensive course for a small group; emphasizes problem solving
    type of:
    activité, occupation
    any specific behavior
  2. noun
    the profession of a teacher
    synonyms: pédagogie
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    enseignement des langues
    teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language
    endoctrinement
    teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
    assistance aux étudiants en matière d'études, tutorat
    teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
    leçon
    a unit of instruction
    cours
    teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
    lavage de cerveau
    forcible indoctrination into a new set of attitudes and beliefs
    exposé
    the act of giving a talk to an audience
  3. noun
    a doctrine that is taught
    synonyms: alphabétisation, commandement, précepte
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    doctrine
    a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  4. noun
    the profession of teaching (especially at a school or college or university)
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    pédagogie
    the profession of a teacher
    enseignement des langues
    teaching people to speak and understand a foreign language
    endoctrinement
    teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically
    assistance aux étudiants en matière d'études, tutorat
    teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)
    leçon
    a unit of instruction
    cours
    teaching by giving a discourse on some subject (typically to a class)
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    métier, profession
    an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
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