TEACHING


Meaning of TEACHING in English

teach ‧ ing S2 W2 /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]

[ Word Family: noun : ↑ teacher , ↑ teaching , TEACHINGS ; verb : ↑ teach ]

1 . the work or profession of a teacher:

Mrs Ward had many years of experience in teaching.

She’s thinking of going into teaching (=becoming a teacher) .

language/science etc teaching

extra funding for English teaching in schools

the teaching profession

teaching methods/materials etc

teaching practice British English student teaching American English (=a period of teaching done by someone who is training to be a teacher)

2 . ( also teachings [plural] ) the moral, religious, or political ideas of a particular person or group which are taught to other people

teaching of

the teachings of Gandhi

religious/Christian/Buddhist etc teachings

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COLLOCATIONS

■ NOUN + teaching

▪ language/English/science etc teaching

She has considerable experience in language teaching.

■ teaching + NOUN

▪ the teaching profession (=teachers, or the career of teaching)

Many of our undergraduates subsequently enter the teaching profession.

▪ the teaching staff (=the teachers at a school, college etc)

She attended a girls' school where all the teaching staff were women.

▪ teaching methods

Our teaching methods are quite traditional.

▪ teaching materials

This will help teachers to prepare their own teaching materials.

▪ a teaching aid (=a piece of equipment that a teacher uses in the classroom)

The school is equipped with modern teaching aids, including interactive whiteboards.

▪ teaching practice British English , student teaching American English (=a period of teaching done by someone who is training to be a teacher)

There were 90 hours of teaching practice, of which 20 were supervised.

▪ a teaching job/post

I was soon to take up my first teaching post.

▪ a teaching career

She began her teaching career at a school in inner London.

▪ a teaching establishment (=a school, college, or university)

Every higher education teaching establishment is subject to rigorous scrutiny.

■ verbs

▪ go into teaching (=become a teacher)

Some very talented and dedicated people go into teaching.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.