curriculum
noun/kəˈrɪkjələm/
/kəˈrɪkjələm/
(plural curricula
/kəˈrɪkjələ/
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, curriculums)- the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc.
- The school curriculum should be as broad as possible.
- on the curriculum (British English) Spanish is on the curriculum.
- in the curriculum (North American English) Spanish is in the curriculum.
Collocations EducationEducationLearningcompare syllabus- acquire/get/lack (an) education/training/(British English) (some) qualifications
- receive/provide somebody with training/tuition
- develop/design/plan a curriculum/(especially British English) course/(North American English) program/syllabus
- give/go to/attend a class/lesson/lecture/seminar
- hold/run/conduct a class/seminar/workshop
- sign up for/take a course/classes/lessons
- go to/start preschool/kindergarten/nursery school
- be in (North American English) the first, second, etc. grade/(British English) year 1, 2. etc. (at school)
- study/take/drop history/chemistry/German, etc.
- (British English) leave/finish/drop out of/ (North American English) quit school
- (North American English) graduate high school/college
- be the victim/target of bullying
- (British English) play truant from/ (both British English, informal) bunk off/skive off school (= not go to school when you should)
- (both especially North American English) skip/cut class/school
- (British English) cheat in/(North American English) cheat on an exam/a test
- get/be given a detention (for doing something)
- be expelled from/be suspended from school
- do your homework/(British English) revision/a project on something
- work on/write/do/submit an essay/a dissertation/a thesis/an assignment/(North American English) a paper
- finish/complete your dissertation/thesis/studies/coursework
- hand in/ (North American English) turn in your homework/essay/assignment/paper
- study/prepare/ (British English) revise/ (North American English) review/ (North American English, informal) cram for a test/an exam
- take/ (both British English) do/sit a test/an exam
- (especially British English) mark/ (especially North American English) grade homework/a test
- (British English) do well in/ (North American English) do well on/ (especially North American English, informal) ace a test/an exam
- pass/fail/ (especially North American English, informal) flunk a test/an exam/a class/a course/a subject
- apply to/get into/go to/start college/(British English) university
- leave/graduate from law school/college/(British English) university (with a degree in computer science)
- study for/take/ (British English) do/complete a law degree/a degree in physics
- (both North American English) major/minor in biology/philosophy
- earn/receive/be awarded/get/have/hold a master’s degree/a bachelor’s degree/a PhD in economics
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2- Chinese has been introduced into the curriculum as an option.
- His disability does not prevent him from following the mainstream curriculum.
- More room should be given to foreign languages in the curriculum.
- Pupils use computers across the curriculum.
- Student choose from optional subjects in addition to the core curriculum.
- Students use computers across the curriculum (= in all or most subjects).
- Teachers feel that the present curriculum is too narrow.
- They all have to study French because it's on the curriculum.
- We cover all areas of the curriculum.
- the balance of subjects within the curriculum
- All children should have access to the mainstream curriculum.
- Classroom teachers need to be involved in curriculum planning and development.
- Educational inspectors said that the college had failed to deliver the curriculum adequately.
- In those days the curriculum was pretty narrow.
- Many teachers follow the curriculum to the letter.
- Nutrition education is now in the curriculum.
- The government is introducing a national curriculum for schools.
- These subjects are not part of the core curriculum.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- broad
- broadly based
- wide
- …
- create
- design
- develop
- …
- content
- subjects
- area
- …
- across the curriculum
- in a/the curriculum
- on a/the curriculum
- …
- areas of the curriculum
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin ‘course, racing chariot’, from currere ‘to run’.
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