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Pedagogy

//ˈpɛdəˌɡɒd͡ʒi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The profession of teaching. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill wordnet
  3. 3
    The activities of educating, teaching or instructing. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the profession of a teacher wordnet
  5. 5
    The strategies or methods of instruction; their study and development; an educational philosophy. countable, uncountable

    "A resource that profiles the important language of secondary disciplines by adapting the methods of EAP research could therefore be very useful for such pedagogy."

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  1. 6
    the principles and methods of instruction wordnet

Etymology

From Middle French pédagogie, from Ancient Greek παιδαγωγία (paidagōgía). By surface analysis, ped- (“child”) + -agogy.

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