katsy Mar 12, 2019:

@ Michele I have seen your note. Ph_B, as I understand, has experience in the UK even if not a native British speaker. However, I personally am not familiar with the American terms! It is perhaps best if I send you this link which explains what is meant by "practical work" or "practical"
https://www.ukessays.com/essays/education/what-is-practical-...
That may help you to find the equivalent American term.
To add to this: in France, "TP" usually take place in small(ish) groups, to allow more hands-on experience, better access to equipment, and better interrelation with the teacher (who may not be the same teacher as the one who does lectures).
Would it be better for you here to have a UK term or a US term? Who knows, the appropriate US term might well be understood by the UK reader..... (I would not have understood 'labs' as you explain it in your question by the way)
Aah "two countries separated by a common language" :-)

Ph_B (X) Mar 8, 2019:

Thanks Katsy I was thinking of something like "practicals/lab work counting towards continuous assessment" if I remember correctly from my days teaching in a 6th Form College, but Michele is in the US, where they might say it differently. I'd much rather a native speaker worded the actual answer. Feel free to have a go!

katsy Mar 8, 2019:

I would also agree with an answer covering travaux pratiques contrôle continu. Ph_B, methinks, is being somewhat modest in not proposing an answer!

Michele Rosen (asker) Mar 7, 2019:

Thanks for the clarification I've stayed away from KudoZ because there seem to be all sorts of unspoken rules, but I just couldn't resist posting this time. I'll check back tomorrow and see if I can figure out what I'm supposed to do next. Many thanks!

Ph_B (X) Mar 7, 2019:

Michele, Thank you but my message was more an explanation than a translation as such. I see you're a new poster; it's recommended that you wait 24 hours as someone might come up with a proper translation.

Michele Rosen (asker) Mar 7, 2019:

TPCC = travaux pratiques contrôle continue I'd like to vote for this entry if you'll make it - I haven't found any other sources to confirm, but it seems highly likely that this is correct in the context. I plan to use this translation.

Michele Rosen (asker) Mar 7, 2019:

That makes perfect sense! I'll do some searching to see if I can corroborate. Thanks!.

Ph_B (X) Mar 7, 2019:

TPCC travaux pratiques (en) contrôle continu perhaps ? Cf. MCC UE CTES | Faculté des Sciences
https://sciences.univ-amu.fr/mcc-ue-ctes
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