THE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEM Flashcards

(70 cards)

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une école publique

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a state school

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une école privée

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an independent school

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une école primaire

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a primary school

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une école élémentaire

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a junior school (GB) = an elementary school (US)

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un établissement secondaire

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a secondary school

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un collège

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a middle school (GB) = a junior high school (US)

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un lycée technique/ professionnel

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a technical school (GB) = a vocational school (US)

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une école confessionnelle

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a denominational school

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les frais de scolarité

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tuition (fees)

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une bourse

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a scholarship / a grant

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le/ la chef d’établissement

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the head (teacher) (GB) = the principal (US)

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un(e) instituteur(-trice)

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a school teacher

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un éducateur spécialisé

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a special needs teacher

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un pédagogue

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an educationalist

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la formation professionelle

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vocational training

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une formation en alternance

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a sandwich course

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l’orientation scolaire

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careers guidance (GB) = counseling (US)

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un conseiller d’orientation

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a careers adviser (GB) = a counselor (US)

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19
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la formation permanente

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lifelong learning

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les grands débutants

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late beginners

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mixte =/ non mixte

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co-educational =/ single-sex

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former

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to train

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un IUT

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a polytechnic (GB)

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une faculté de droit

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a law school

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une école de commerce
a business school
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une faculté de médecine
a medical school
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une école d'ingénieurs
an engineering school
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une école des beaux-arts
an art college
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une École Militaire
a military academy
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un(e) universitaire
an academic
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le corps enseignant
the faculty
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un président d'université
a chancellor
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un professeur d'université
a professor
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une conférence, un cours
a lecture
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un maitre de conférences
a lecturer
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une salle de cours, un amphi(théâtre)
a lecture-room, a lecture hall, a lecture theater
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une bibliothèque universitaire
a university library
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un érudit, un spécialiste
a scholar
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un cours (semestriel)
a course
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un séminaire
a seminar
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un étudiant de 1 année
a fresher (GB) = a freshman (US)
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un étudiant de 2 année
a sophomore
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un étudiant de 3 année
a junior
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un étudiant de 4 année
a senior
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un étudiant de premier cycle
an undergraduate
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un diplômé
a graduate
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un ancien élève
an alumnus pl. alumni
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une ancienne élève
an alumna pl. alumnae
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un mémoire
une dissertation
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un diplôme
a degree = a diploma
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la license
a Bachelor's degree
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une maîtrise
a Master's (degree)
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l'inscription
registration/ enrolment
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la remise des diplômes
graduation = commencement (US)
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obtenir un diplôme
to graduate
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faire un cours/ une conférence
to lecture
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la moyenne
the average
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un examen
an exam = an examination
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un examen blanc
a mock exam (GB) = a practice test (US)
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un examinateur
an examiner
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un candidat
an examinee = a candidate
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une copie, un devoir
a paper
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une dictée
a dictation
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une rédaction
an essay = a composition
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un questionnaire à choix multiple = un QCM
a multiple-choice questionnaire
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un bulletin scolaire
a school report = a report card
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copier
to crib
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évaluer
to assess
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rendre (un devoir)
to hand in (a paper)
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être recalé
to be failed = to flunk