Frontalunterricht

English translation: classroom(-style) / lecture-style tuition/training/teaching

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German term or phrase:	Frontalunterricht
English translation:	classroom(-style) / lecture-style tuition/training/teaching

10:36 Feb 22, 2008

German to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy

German term or phrase: Frontalunterricht

I want to describe a training on a computer program. The training is not hands-on (as often expected by auditorium).

Edgar Ziller

classroom(-style) / lecture-style tuition/training/teaching

Explanation:
By "auditorium", did you mean "audience"?

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Note added at 15 mins (2008-02-22 10:52:40 GMT)
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By "auditorium", did you mean "audience" ... or even "attendees"?

Selected response from:

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 05:38

Grading comment

Thanks!

it was intended to say audience instead of auditorium
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

chalk and talk

Andries Conradie

classroom(-style) / lecture-style tuition/training/teaching

Steffen Walter

3 -1

frontal instruction

casper (X)

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15 mins confidence:

classroom(-style) / lecture-style tuition/training/teaching

Steffen Walter
Germany
Local time: 05:38
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 232

Grading comment

Thanks!

it was intended to say audience instead of auditorium

1 hr confidence:

chalk and talk

Explanation:
PONS Großwörterbuch für Experten confirms this and adds, didactic teaching ....

Andries Conradie
Local time: 05:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

frontal instruction

Explanation:
Frontal instruction commonly refers to a school lesson held in the manner of a lecture, possibly including discussion directed by the teacher.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frontal_instruction

casper (X)
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 65

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