sabbatical
/səˈbætɪkəl/A long approved break from teaching or work, taken in order to study or travel.
Example: He spends his sabbatical researching in Japan.
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At School vocabulary — C2
At School vocabulary for education theory and where a lesson becomes an object of study, including pedagogy, matriculation and emeritus, plus lab equipment such as a retort stand.
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18peer review
The process in which other specialists in the same field judge a piece of research before a journal publishes it.
Example:
The paper is still going through peer review at a major journal.
matriculation
The official ceremony or process by which a student formally becomes a member of a university.
Example:
New students complete matriculation during their first week.
convocation
/ˌkɑnvəˈkeɪʃən/A large, formal ceremony at a university, especially one where degrees are awarded.
Example:
Thousands of parents attended the convocation in the main hall.
emeritus
/ɪˈmɛrətəs/A word added to a former professor's title to show they have retired but keep an honorary connection to the university.
Example:
Dr Adebayo is now a professor emeritus at the university.
postdoctoral
/ˌpoʊstˈdɑkˌtɜrəl/Describes research or study done after completing a doctorate (PhD), usually before becoming a full academic.
Example:
She is doing postdoctoral research on climate models.
pedagogical
/ˌpɛdəˈɡɑdʒɪkəl/Relating to the methods and practice of teaching.
Example:
The workshop focused on new pedagogical approaches for large classes.
provost
/ˈproʊvoʊst/A senior official at a university, often responsible for academic matters.
Example:
The provost announced changes to the course structure.
alma mater
The school, college or university that you once attended, especially when talking about it with pride.
Example:
He often donates money to his alma mater.
lectern
/ˈlɛktərn/A tall slanted stand that holds notes at reading height for someone addressing an audience.
Example:
He grips the lectern and starts to speak.
graduated cylinder
A tall, narrow glass container marked with lines, used to measure the exact volume of a liquid.
Example:
She measured fifty millilitres of water in the graduated cylinder.
retort stand
A metal stand used to hold laboratory equipment steady above a heat source.
Example:
The flask was fixed to the retort stand above the flame.
abacus
/ˈæbəkəs/An old counting tool with beads on rods, used to add and subtract numbers by hand.
Example:
The shopkeeper still added up prices on an abacus.
pedagogy
/ˈpɛdəˌɡoʊdʒi/The theory and methods of teaching, studied as a subject in its own right.
Example:
The course covers modern pedagogy as well as subject knowledge.
criminology
/ˌkrɪmɪˈnɑlədʒi/The academic study of crime, its causes, and the way societies punish and prevent it.
Example:
He switched to criminology in his second year at university.
epistemology
/ɛˌpɪstəˈmɑləˌdʒi/The branch of philosophy that studies what knowledge is and how we know things.
Example:
His thesis in epistemology questions how we know anything for certain.
metaphysics
/ˌmɛtəˈfɪzɪks/The branch of philosophy that studies the nature of reality, existence and time.
Example:
The seminar on metaphysics debated whether time truly exists.
semiotics
/ˌsɛmiˈɑtɪks/The study of signs and symbols and how they create meaning.
Example:
Her dissertation in semiotics examined the symbols used in advertising.
