- a class at a university or college when a small group of students and a teacher discuss or study a particular topic
- Teaching is by lectures and seminars.
- a graduate seminar
- a seminar room
Collocations EducationEducationLearning- 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- In spring 2024 I taught a seminar on Sappho.
- Professor Mackay will give a seminar on Pound's poetry.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- weekly
- etc.
- freshman
- …
- series
- conduct
- give
- teach
- …
- discussion
- paper
- room
- …
- at a/the seminar
- in a/the seminar
- seminar on
- …
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- a meeting for discussion or training
- a one-day management seminar
Extra Examples- a seminar focusing on Africa
- I recently spoke at an educational seminar for judges.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- all-day
- half-day
- weekend
- …
- hold
- host
- offer
- …
- take place
- focus on something
- participant
- leader
- seminar for
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from German Seminar, from Latin seminarium ‘seed plot’, neuter of seminarius ‘of seed’, from semen ‘seed’.
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