webinar
/ˈwɛbɪnər/A live lesson or presentation given to people over the internet.
Example: I joined a marketing webinar from home.
B218 words · Upper-intermediate
Ways of Learning vocabulary — B2
Ways of Learning vocabulary for studying online and learning a language, including webinar, bilingual and idiom, covering remote classes and false friends.
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/ˈplætˌfɔrm/A website or program where courses are delivered and students log in to study.
Example:
All our lectures are uploaded to the university platform.
bandwidth
/ˈbændwɪdθ/The amount of data that an internet connection can send or receive at one time.
Example:
The video kept freezing because of low bandwidth.
dashboard
/ˈdæʃˌbɔrd/A screen in an app or website that shows an overview of your information, such as grades or progress.
Example:
You can check your grades on the course dashboard.
interface
/ˈɪntərˌfeɪs/The way a computer program looks and works, especially how a user controls it.
Example:
The new interface is much easier to navigate than the old one.
remote learning
Studying from home or another location, connected to the class through the internet.
Example:
The school switched to remote learning during the storm.
hybrid
/ˈhaɪbrəd/Combining online learning with in-person classes.
Example:
The university now offers a hybrid version of the course.
self-paced
Describes a course that lets you decide your own speed and schedule for finishing it.
Example:
This is a self-paced course, so you can finish it whenever suits you.
fluent
/ˈfluənt/Able to speak or write a language easily and very well.
Example:
After two years in Spain, she became fluent in Spanish.
bilingual
/baɪˈlɪŋɡwəl/Able to speak two languages equally well.
Example:
Their children are bilingual because the family moved often.
idiom
/ˈɪdiəm/A group of words whose meaning is different from the separate parts.
Example:
My teacher explained a funny idiom about spilling milk.
multilingual
/ˌmʌltiˈlɪŋwəl/Able to speak or use more than two languages.
Example:
Growing up in Brussels made her multilingual.
interpreter
/ˌɪnˈtɜrprətər/A person whose job is to translate spoken words from one language into another, as someone is speaking.
Example:
An interpreter translated the speech for the visitors.
translator
/trænˈsleɪtər/A person whose job is to change written text from one language into another.
Example:
The novel was made available in English by a skilled translator.
literal
/ˈlɪtərəl/Describes a translation that follows the exact words of the original, rather than their general meaning.
Example:
A literal translation of the idiom made no sense in English.
fluency
/ˈfluənsi/The ability to speak or write a language smoothly and easily.
Example:
Years abroad gave him real fluency in French.
false friend
A word in one language that looks similar to a word in another language but has a different meaning.
Example:
The Spanish word 'embarazada' is a false friend for English speakers, since it means 'pregnant'.
context
/ˈkɑntɛkst/The words and situation around a word or sentence that help you understand its meaning.
Example:
You can often guess a new word's meaning from the context.
