directed study
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- noun
- /dɪˈrɛktɪd ˈstʌdi/
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estudio dirigido
- One of my astronomy professors, Kenneth Janes of Boston University, agreed to supervise a senior-directed study in which I would write the book and, at the same time, investigate ways to make astronomy images more accessible.
Examples
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Many of you have taken directed studies in the first year of Freshman Liberal Arts Great Books program.
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I am guiding a student through a directed study of this book (and Barthes' comments regarding photography in general), and so these entries are supposed to represent both kinds of guides, as well as sort of discussion points.
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More recently, I have used the management skills I acquired to sail through sixteen hours of courses this summer while covering the physics required for my directed study of quantum field theory this fall.
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In my final year, I completed a directed study on environmental science under the guidance of my professor.
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She enrolled in a directed study to explore the historical context of Shakespeare's plays with a specialist.
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As part of my degree, I participated in a directed study focusing on ancient Greek literature under an expert.
How Supervised
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an academic course of independent work under supervision' is directly derivable from 'directed' (overseen/managed) + 'study' (the activity of learning); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer a study that is directed by someone. The adjective+noun composition is a transparent, cross-linguistically common pattern for indicating supervised or guided work, so the expression should be immediately understandable to learners.
Etymology
The term directed study comes from the image of a student doing study on their own while a teacher directed the work, like a director guiding a project. So, it means an independent course where a teacher points the way and checks the student's work.