pedagogy

CEFRB2

/ˈpɛdəˌɡɒd͡ʒi/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    The study and practice of teaching.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The activities of educating, teaching or instructing.

Examples

  • Our goal is the realization of modern principles of pedagogy.

  • Teaching everything at once is bad pedagogy.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • /ˈpɛdəˌɡɒɡi/
  • /ˈpɛdəˌɡoʊd͡ʒi/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The strategies or methods of instruction; their study and development; an educational philosophy.

  2. The profession of teaching.

More examples

In context

  • I know nothing about pedagogy.

  • A resource that profiles the important language of secondary disciplines by adapting the methods of EAP research could therefore be very useful for such pedagogy.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Modern blank emphasizes active student participation instead of teachers talking all the time.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle French pédagogie, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία (paidagōgía). By surface analysis, ped- (“child”) + -agogy.