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course of instruction

course of instruction

1 2.8
A set of lessons in a subject to teach skills or knowledge
  • noun
translation icon : curso de instrucción
  • The school offers a comprehensive course of instruction in mathematics that helps students develop critical skills.

Examples

  • For he not only advocated the Hindu-Arabic numerical system so effectively that it was adopted in Europe, but he also provided a comprehensive course of instruction on its use in performing calculations.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Provide credit for formal time-limited work experience paired with a CTE course of instruction.

    Academic text (2015)
  • -I'II have to give you a course of instruction.

  • The program is not a course of instruction that participants receive.

    Academic text (1998)
  • You view information literacy as a course of instruction that begins with the freshman and ends with the senior.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Based on this information, Mrs. Jensen continues with the same course of instruction, but watches closely to see if she needs to increase the students' goals in the future.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Research assistants collected direct observations of behavior for each student four times over the course of instruction for students in both the intervention and control groups.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Some three and one-half years ago, the U.S. Army, attempting to provide training for members of UN forces, established a course of instruction at the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School at Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.

    Academic text (1996)
  • The original offerings included a two-year course of instruction for instrumentalists, a one-year course for bandmasters, and a six-month course for soloists.

    Academic text (2015)
  • She enrolled in a course of instruction on digital marketing to enhance her career opportunities.

Synonyms

program
vscourse of instruction
  • US
3.6

A planned set of courses and requirements for study at a school

is one teaching sequence inside a larger multi-part academic plan
course
vscourse of instruction
506 1.8

A series of lessons about a particular subject

is a series of lessons designed to teach specific skills or knowledge
instruction
vscourse of instruction
141 1.9

Teaching or training given to help someone learn a skill

refers to the arranged lessons themselves rather than the teaching act
training program
vscourse of instruction
50 2.3

A planned set of lessons and activities to teach new skills

covers teaching of both practical skills and general knowledge via lessons
crash course
vscourse of instruction
17 3.4

A short course that teaches important skills quickly

uses a standard paced series of lessons rather than brief intense training
educational program
vscourse of instruction
15 2.5

A planned group of courses to teach a specific subject or skill

is a single series of lessons instead of a multi-part organized plan
course of study
vscourse of instruction
3 3.0

A set of classes in a subject that lead to a qualification or degree

focuses on a single lesson sequence to teach particular skills or knowledge
course of lectures
vscourse of instruction
3.2

A series of talks about one subject that teachers give at a university or college

uses varied lesson formats rather than only talks to teach skills

How Comprehensive

program
  • US
3.6
curriculum
174 3.8
course of instruction
1 2.8
module
101 3.7
lesson
532 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

course + of + instruction

The phrase is directly compositional: 'course' (a series of lessons) combined with 'instruction' (teaching) yields the meaning 'a series of lessons for teaching'. The linking preposition 'of' is grammatical only and the structure is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will understand it.

Etymology

Course of instruction uses the idea of course as a 'path' or route and instruction as 'teaching'. It gives the picture of lessons laid out like steps along that path, so it means a planned series of lessons to teach a skill.