student teacher
- noun
- /ˈstjuːdənt ˈtiːtʃər/
- As a student teacher, she gained valuable experience working alongside a certified educator.
- supervisor of student teacher
- student teacher feedback
- student-teacher relationship
Examples
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Now some districts are hiring student teachers who are still enrolled in college to be full time first year teachers.
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In addition, the conferences between the supervisor and the student teacher should reflect the teacher education program's goals.
Academic text (1990) -
Say hello to your new student teacher, class.
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No feedback was given to the student teacher on the target behaviors.
Academic text (1990) -
If this had happened to any other student teacher, that poor undergraduate would have been devastated.
Fiction book (2001) -
The university supervisor may or may not function in the role of mentor to the student teacher.
Academic text (2011) -
Now, y'all got a new student teacher starting today.
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After more time teaching, student teachers are more emotionally prepared for the unexpected.
Academic text (1990) -
Initially, she acted as the supervisor, giving the student teachers feedback on their lessons.
Academic text (2011) -
The groups also showed satisfaction with the amount of collaboration between the student teacher and the cooperating teacher.
Academic text (2008)
Synonyms
A college student who teaches in a real classroom under a trained teacher
How Qualified
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a student who teaches under supervision' is directly derivable from combining 'student' and 'teacher' — it denotes someone who is both a student and acting as a teacher in training. This straightforward noun-noun compounding is a common compositional pattern in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Student teacher comes from the literal idea of a student acting as a teacher to learn by doing. It refers to a learner who teaches in a real classroom under a regular teacher's guidance, so they are 'in training' to become a full teacher.