previous session

French translation: sessions passées (ou 'semestres passés', si plus général)

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English term or phrase:previous session
French translation:sessions passées (ou 'semestres passés', si plus général)
Entered by: Anne-Sophie Cardinal

03:30 Jun 10, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / Exams
English term or phrase: previous session
This is from a guide aimed at some coordinators.
This section is about an activity with teachers as part as a workshop and "he" is the coodinator who is leading the group.
The participants have been asked to make a table with several columns and organize a 2/3-year schedule for their course including the exams.

"He should remind teachers to take into account that in the second year, students will need a period of time to practice exams from **previous sessions**."

I am struggling to render the second part of the sentence.
Thanks for your help!
Estelle Demontrond-Box
Australia
Local time: 20:57
sessions passées (ou 'semestres passés', si plus général)
Explanation:
It seems to refer to the specific period of time during an academic year when exams take place. Students are using content from the previous "exams session" from previous academic years / semesters, to practice for the current year's exam.

I believe 'semestres passés' might also work, for a more broad application. If the meaning is specifically about the 'exams period', I would tend to use 'sessions passées' rather than 'semestres passées' or 'années passées'....

I hope this helps! :)

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Anne-Sophie Cardinal
Canada
Local time: 06:57
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Merci à tous!

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4 +7sessions passées (ou 'semestres passés', si plus général)
Anne-Sophie Cardinal
4sessions précédentes
Drmanu49


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previous sessions
sessions passées (ou 'semestres passés', si plus général)


Explanation:
It seems to refer to the specific period of time during an academic year when exams take place. Students are using content from the previous "exams session" from previous academic years / semesters, to practice for the current year's exam.

I believe 'semestres passés' might also work, for a more broad application. If the meaning is specifically about the 'exams period', I would tend to use 'sessions passées' rather than 'semestres passées' or 'années passées'....

I hope this helps! :)




    Reference: http://sac.epfl.ch/calendrier-academique
    https://www.lojiq.org/participer/programmes/etudes-et-stages/session-detudes/
Anne-Sophie Cardinal
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Merci à tous!

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agree  Hacene: http://www.onisep.fr/Ressources/Univers-Formation/Formations...
5 mins
  -> Merci bien, Hacene!

agree  Pierre POUSSIN
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  -> Merci!

agree  Sandra Mouton
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  -> Merci Sandra!

agree  GILLES MEUNIER
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  -> Merci GILOU!

agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
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  -> Merci 1045!

agree  katsy: I would only go with "sessions", personally http://www.u-paris2.fr/84899949/0/fiche___pagelibre/&RH=ORGA...
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  -> Merci Katsy!

agree  Mohamed Chikha
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sessions précédentes


Explanation:
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Drmanu49
France
Local time: 12:57
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