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English translation: semester


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Dutch term or phrase:lesperiode
English translation:semester
Entered by: Robert Allwood
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11:02 Jul 25, 2006
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Education / Pedagogy / HBO project learning, skills training, tutoring
Dutch term or phrase: lesperiode
In de traditionele onderwijscultuur... De docent is degene die toetst of je het lesboek goed hebt begrepen en of je voldoende van de lesstof hebt onthouden. Als je pech hebt gebeurt dat uitsluitend aan het eind van een lesperiode. Je krijgt de eerste feedback dan pas ongeveer een half jaar na aanvang van je studie, als de eerste tentamenperiode achter de rug is. Dat gebeurt in de vorm van een cijferbeoordeling.

Studieloopbaanbegeleiding komt in elke lesperiode terug en is gekoppeld aan de studieonderdelen die je verder tijdens de lesperiodes volgt.
Robert Allwood
Local time: 11:36
semester
Explanation:
based on the reference to six months

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Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-25 12:47:52 GMT)
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If a 'lesperiode' is just a single lecture then the following sentence doesn't make sense.

' Als je pech hebt gebeurt dat uitsluitend aan het eind van een lesperiode. Je krijgt de eerste feedback dan pas ongeveer een half jaar na aanvang van je studie'


Similarly, 'Studieloopbaanbegeleiding komt in elke lesperiode terug'
seems odd if lesperiode=lesson'.

I used to lecture in the States and I certainly didn't consider 'loopbaanbegeiding' in every lecture.

The reference below suggests that lesperiode can indeed refer to an entire semester.


Elk semester bestaat uit een lesperiode van 13 weken. ... In het tweede semester wordt de lesperiode onderbroken door de paasvakantie (2 weken). ...

www.kuleuven.ac.be/geologie/geo-opleiding.html

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-07-25 15:02:38 GMT)
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Johan, just a further comment on 'six months'. I don't mean that a lesperiode lasts six months. There may be 15 (or whatever) weeks of actual instruction, plus a few breaks, exam week and the period taken to process exams. So by the time students know how they're going, they might have almost reached the halfway point of the academic year.
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CI95
Local time: 12:36
Grading comment
Thanks!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2course
Francina
4 +1tuition period, tuition term
Jack den Haan
4semesterCI95
4lesson period/lesson
Johan Venter


  

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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tuition period, tuition term


Explanation:
Lots of googles!

Jack den Haan
Netherlands
Local time: 12:36
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 65

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  rainerc: that's it!
5 mins
  -> Thanks, rainerc.
neutral  Francina: tuition=fee for instruction
2 hrs
  -> Huh? Concise Oxford Dictionary: tuition = 1. teaching or instruction, esp. if paid; 2. a fee for doing this.
disagree  xxxzbenek: Tuition ..."teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)" www.dictionary.com // <-- Excuse me? One of the best dictionaries available!//Oxford entry: "teaching or instruction, especially of individuals or small groups" Strange...
2 hrs
  -> Sorry, I don't agree. Consult a good dictionary or check the googles! // So is the Oxford.
neutral  Tina Vonhof: term would be ok but not with 'tuition' added (never mind the dictionary). Note added: Jack, you're right, it does appear in googles, but in all my years of university I've never heard or seen that term used - as Francina says, it usually refers to fees.
3 hrs
  -> I don't agree. See the googles, Tina. // North American usage perhaps? But anyway, thanks for your input Tina.
agree  Anne Lee
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Anne.
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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
lesson period/lesson


Explanation:
It seems a literal translation would suffice here, or simply lesson

In this ref. **lesperiode** is used to refer to specific days only:

Jaarplanning Accountancy 2004-2005
week datum activiteit
35 23 augustus 2004 introductieweek
36 30 augustus 2004 lesperiode 1.1
2 september 2004 opening studiejaar
37 6 september 2004 lesperiode 1.2
38 13 september 2004 lesperiode 1.3
17 september 2004 sluiting inschrijving hertentamens T1

http://www.intern.nhl.nl/ecma/studentengids/studiegids_ac_ja...

Here is a Dutch page for the Universiteit Leiden that is English in parts, including lesperiode in Dutch and Lesson Period in English:

course programme

code
lesson days
lesson times
lesperiode 2006-2007
start
inschrijving

nst-da
Tues / Thurs
15-18 hours
19 sept - 12 okt
June 1
2006



= places available.
= there are only a few places left, please enrol as soon as possible.
= full. You can be placed on the waiting list if you wish.
= the course has already started, you may no longer enrol.


* This schedule allows time for a retake and an extension of 1 week.
** The lesson period can be subject to change.

http://www.languagecentre.leidenuniv.nl/index.php3?c=143

Another reference that indicates that a lesperiode is a relatively short period of time:

De Kringloop van het water Animaties gebaseerd op eenvoudige manipulaties op het terrein en met behulp van rollenspelletjes om het parcours van een druppel water te interpreteren vanaf de wolk tot bij de beek.
Niveau : 1ste en 2° klas lagere school
Lesperiode : een halve of volle dag
Te verlengen met een bezoek aan Spa Monopole

http://www.berinzenne.be/nl/crie/animations.htm




Johan Venter
Local time: 12:36
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tina Vonhof: That would be after 1 hour - the source text says half a year.
3 hrs
  -> I'm sorry, but period would define a period like 1 hour or even less, depending on the country, but lesson period can be a much longer time and it is quite commonly used by various education institutions, just google it!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
course


Explanation:
at the end of the course

Example sentence(s):
  • Course: Regularly scheduled class sessions of one to five hours (or more) per week during a term. A degree program is made up of a specified number of required and elective courses and varies from institution to institution.
  • a large number of courses use a major exam at the end of the course.

    Reference: http://www.educationusa.state.gov/undergrad/glossary.htm
    Reference: http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:l-dYKL3xHggJ:www.leiden....
Francina
United States
Local time: 06:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 11

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tina Vonhof: Definitely.
1 hr
agree  Dennis Seine: best one, based on working in education for years.
2 days3 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
semester


Explanation:
based on the reference to six months

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 1 hr (2006-07-25 12:47:52 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

If a 'lesperiode' is just a single lecture then the following sentence doesn't make sense.

' Als je pech hebt gebeurt dat uitsluitend aan het eind van een lesperiode. Je krijgt de eerste feedback dan pas ongeveer een half jaar na aanvang van je studie'


Similarly, 'Studieloopbaanbegeleiding komt in elke lesperiode terug'
seems odd if lesperiode=lesson'.

I used to lecture in the States and I certainly didn't consider 'loopbaanbegeiding' in every lecture.

The reference below suggests that lesperiode can indeed refer to an entire semester.


Elk semester bestaat uit een lesperiode van 13 weken. ... In het tweede semester wordt de lesperiode onderbroken door de paasvakantie (2 weken). ...

www.kuleuven.ac.be/geologie/geo-opleiding.html

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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-07-25 15:02:38 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Johan, just a further comment on 'six months'. I don't mean that a lesperiode lasts six months. There may be 15 (or whatever) weeks of actual instruction, plus a few breaks, exam week and the period taken to process exams. So by the time students know how they're going, they might have almost reached the halfway point of the academic year.

CI95
Local time: 12:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 39
Grading comment
Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Johan Venter: It seems to me that a lot of lesperiodes and most likely more than one subject make up a semester. In the sentence provided lesperiode does not refer to six months either.
33 mins
  -> thanks for your comment Johan but please see the additional note in my entry
agree  Tina Vonhof: This would also work, as the end of the semester is the same as the end of a (half) course.
4 hrs
  -> thanks, Tina
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