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Attending a viva for a thesis

Spanish translation: defensa de la tesis


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English term or phrase:Attending a viva for a thesis
Spanish translation:defensa de la tesis
Entered by: Paula González Fernández
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18:05 Jan 7, 2009
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Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: Attending a viva for a thesis
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Local time: 06:43
defensa de la tesis
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Paula González Fernández
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Local time: 06:43
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Summary of answers provided
5defensa de la tesis
Paula González Fernández
3presentarse a coloquio de tesis
Cecilia Palluzzi
3presentarse/asistir a un examen oral para defender una tesis
Noni Gilbert


  

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attending a viva for a thesis
defensa de la tesis


Explanation:
otra opción

Paula González Fernández
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Local time: 06:43
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
attending a viva for a thesis
presentarse/asistir a un examen oral para defender una tesis


Explanation:
Faltaría más contexto, pero si se trata de una tesis doctoral, hay un examen oral que se llama "viva" que es donde te toca defender la tesis ante un tribunal (después de 3 años mínimo de investigación)

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-01-07 18:18:49 GMT)
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A lo mejor era lo de "viva" que casuaba problemas - aquí pego una descripción: http://www.sociology.bham.ac.uk/postgrad/viva.shtml

Noni Gilbert
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attending a viva for a thesis
presentarse a coloquio de tesis


Explanation:
Es una forma que he oído de estudiantes de Comunicación Social que escriben tesis de grado.

Cecilia Palluzzi
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Local time: 01:43
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Jan 9, 2009 - Changes made by Paula González Fernández:
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