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English to Spanish translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase:tutor
While I realize that it is possible to translate this word as tutor to refer to a private instructor, in the Real Academia Española dictionary, it is the fifth meaning. In my own experience, I have heard tutor used much more frequently in the legal sense 'padre o tutor'. I want to make absolutely sure that parents reading the term know what I am referring to. Many of the parents who will read it have low reading and academic levels. Thanks for your suggestions!
Explanation: From my own experience interpreting/translating in the educational field, 'tutor' (in Spanish) is commonly used when referring to a 'tutor' (English).
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El tutor puede ser un maestro, pero en algunas ocasiones puede hasta ser otro estudiante prestando tutoría a otros estudiantes.
Sometimes the tutor (tutor in Spanish) is a teacher, but sometimes it could even be another student tutoring other students.
Podrias decirnos tambien si la traduccion quedara en EE.UU. o es para Colombia, Guatemala, etc.? Esto ayudaria a decidir entre tutor u otra opcion que no se preste a ninguna duda, confusion o ambiguedad.
Hello Jan, would you have a little bit of context, please?
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2 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
maestro/a
Explanation: I am also a tutor to ESL children. When I use this term, the parents understand what I mean.
A tutor essentially is a teacher, just in a somewhat different capacity than a regular classroom teacher.
Sara Senft United States Local time: 07:03 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English
5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
tutor educativo/tutor académico
Explanation: Mis sugerencias para evitar confusiones :)
La Tutoría Académica desde la Perspectiva de la Orientación EducativaNo obstante que la función del tutor educativo forma parte de las prácticas tradicionales de la enseñanza en la escuela moderna desde el siglo XIX ... www.remo.ws/revista/n1/n1-riverohl.htm - 44k
:: gandhi :: DE MAESTRO A TUTOR ACADEMICO: CUARENTA SEMANAS DE ...DE MAESTRO A TUTOR ACADÉMICO EL MAESTRO QUE SE INTERESE EN ENRIQUECER SUS CURSOS Y BUSQUE UN MEJOR DESEMPEÑO EN SU FUNCIÓN DOCENTE Y TUTORIAL ENCONTRARÁ EN ...
Rocio Barrientos Bolivia Local time: 08:03 Works in field Native speaker of: Spanish PRO pts in category: 68
Explanation: From my own experience interpreting/translating in the educational field, 'tutor' (in Spanish) is commonly used when referring to a 'tutor' (English).
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El tutor puede ser un maestro, pero en algunas ocasiones puede hasta ser otro estudiante prestando tutoría a otros estudiantes.
Sometimes the tutor (tutor in Spanish) is a teacher, but sometimes it could even be another student tutoring other students.
Ana P. Gutierrez United States Local time: 04:03 Specializes in field Native speaker of: English, Spanish PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all. I applied the survey yesterday and parents seemed just fine with "tutor".
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +1
