单词 | syllabus |
释义 | syllabus (once / 15019 pages) n A syllabus is a document that outlines everything that will be covered in a class. A syllabus for World Domination 101 might include: strategies for brainwashing the masses, creating an army on a budget, cultivating absolute certainty, and so on. The noun syllabus comes from the Late Latin word syllabus, meaning “list.” When you teach a class you may be required to make an outline of what you will expect the students to do in your class. That’s the syllabus. A syllabus could vaguely mention the topics that will be covered each week or it can be a detailed synopsis of every reading assignment, homework expectation, and exam question. Syllabus style is the teacher’s choice. WORD FAMILYsyllabus: syllabi, syllabuses USAGE EXAMPLESThe questions are all based on Singapore’s much lauded maths syllabus, which aims to teach fewer topics in greater depth. The Guardian(Dec 05, 2016) But when he got to college and looked at a literature syllabus he realized that he’d read almost everything on it. The New Yorker(Dec 04, 2016) Artificial intelligence is now on the syllabus at top-tier business schools. Wall Street Journal(Nov 30, 2016) n an integrated course of academic studies Syn|Hypo|Hyper course of study, curriculum, program, programme crash course, crash program, crash programme a rapid and intense course of training or research (usually undertaken in an emergency) reading programa program designed to teach literacy skills degree programa course of study leading to an academic degree info, information a message received and understood |
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