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pedagogy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ped·a·go·gy /ˈpedəɡɒdʒi $ -ɡoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]  formalSE the practice of teaching or the study of teaching 教学(法);教育学 education
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pedagogyShaughnessy never developed a pedagogy of her own.A pedagogy which denies this perversely creates difficulties which hamper the learner in this task.For example, a computer pedagogy aimed directly at fostering disembedded thought needs to be devised, as do appropriate evaluation procedures.It was very much the sort of developmental pedagogy that composition scholars and learning theorists prescribe for remedial students.Generally speaking, it has been assimilation rather than accommodation which has characterized interpretation in the domain of language pedagogy over recent years.The lycee was a prime example of old-fashioned fluency-last pedagogy.At least this sort of pedagogy acknowledges the gravity of the remedial task.But not all implications are valid in reference to pedagogy.
Origin pedagogy (1500-1600) French pédagogie, from Greek paidagogia, from paidagogos slave who took children to school, from pais child + agogos leading
ped·a·go·gy nounChineseSyllable
the of of the teaching practice teaching or study Corpus


pedagogy
pedagogy /ˈpedəɡɒdʒi $ -ɡoʊ-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1500-1600
 Language: French
 Origin: pédagogie, from Greek paidagogia, from paidagogos 'slave who took children to school', from pais 'child' + agogos 'leading'
formal the practice of teaching or the study of teaching ⇨ education


peda·gogyBrE /ˈpedəɡɒdʒi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpedəɡɑːdʒi/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (specialist) the study of teaching methods 教育学;教学法