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.