lecturing
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈlɛkʧərɪŋ/
- Formal
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conferencia
- The early colonists' accounts make it clear that lecturing is what they did.
- lecturing and teaching
- lecturing teachers
- writing and lecturing
If all I'm doing is lecturing, I don't, I can't tell.
- If all I'm doing is lecturing, I don't, I can't tell.
Examples
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So, who is right: the defenders of only lecturing, or the advocates of engaging students more actively in their learning?
Academic text (2015) -
My attempts to adjust my lecturing to suit my new audience ranged from the hilarious to the unnerving.
Academic text (2005) -
I do all the lecturing here until this case is finished.
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I saw mention in the newspaper of your lecturing at the university.
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I sat in on a few lectures about it.
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We've decided to do more lecturing and less dissection.
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The only methods observed in Indonesia were teacher-centered, with lecturing and short episodes of discussion.
Academic text (1997) -
In a university classroom, lecturing is a popular method of instruction that has advantages and disadvantages.
Academic text (2009) -
As a teaching method, lecturing still dominates; however, so do school uniforms and mandatory greetings.
Academic text (2004) -
In a university classroom, lecturing is a popular method for teaching students about complex subjects.
Synonyms
572
1.0
A job helping people learn
435
3.5
To give information to a group using a talk or slides
365
3.1
A talk that teaches people about a subject, often at a university
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1.9
Teaching or training given to help someone learn a skill
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3.4
A talk given to a group, often at school or work
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Etymology
Lecturing comes from the Latin root legere, which means 'to read'. A helpful way to remember it is that a lecture used to be a reading aloud to students, so lecturing is a formal talk that explains ideas, often from books.