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course session

course session

2.5
A scheduled class that is part of a course
  • noun
  • /kɔrs ˈsɛʃən/
translation icon : sesión de curso
  • Each course session includes a lecture followed by a group discussion.

Examples

  • In our next course session, we will focus on advanced grammar topics.

  • Also, students were given a questionnaire in the middle of a semester during an ordinary course session.

    Academic text (2001)
  • Comments from the preservice candidates indicated they valued the day-to-day experience as well as the opportunities to discuss their observations with their peers and instructors during the portion of the day when they were in their course sessions.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Students attended their weekly course session to review the previous material.

Synonyms

class
vscourse session
1.0

A group of students taught together or who graduate in the same year

is a scheduled meeting rather than the group of learners
seminar
vscourse session
209 3.7

A small class where people discuss a topic with a teacher

is a scheduled meeting not necessarily led by an expert
session
vscourse session
104 2.2

A time when classes are held at a school

is a scheduled meeting that belongs to one specific course
recitation
vscourse session
  • US
2 6.4

A small class meeting in a course for review and questions

is a regular meeting that is part of the whole course
class period
vscourse session
1 1.8

A set time during the school day when a subject is taught

is any scheduled meeting within a longer course
discussion section
vscourse session
  • US
3.4

A small group in a course where students meet to talk about material, usually led by a teaching assistant

is a scheduled meeting that can be larger and teacher led

How Extensive

program
  • US
3.6
course
506 1.8
course session
2.5
meeting
1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

course + session

The meaning 'a regularly scheduled class that is part of a larger course' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'course' (a series of lectures) with 'session' (a scheduled meeting). This noun+noun composition follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Course session comes from joining course ('a series of classes') and session ('a meeting or class'). So a course session is one planned class that is part of a larger course.