Vocabulário Essencial para o TOEFL - Education

related to education, particularly higher education

acadêmico, universitário

a large organization that serves a religious, educational, social, or similar function

instituição, organização

someone who formally applies for something, particularly a job

candidato, solicitante

the process or action of joining a school, course, etc.; the number of people who joined a school, course, etc.

matrícula, inscrição

the permission given to someone to become a student of a school, enter an organization, etc.

admissão, aceitação

a learning system in which students and teachers do not attend classes instead use online or broadcast resources

educação a distância, ensino a distância

a school where students live and study during the school year

escola de internato, escola interna

the state of being present at an event or a place

presença, comparecimento

an amount of money that one pays to receive an education, particularly in a university or college

mensalidade, taxa escolar

the overall content, courses, and learning experiences designed by educational institutions to achieve specific educational goals and outcomes for students

currículo, plano de estudos

a sum of money given by an educational institution to someone with great ability in order to financially support their education

bolsa de estudo, subvenção educacional

an amount of money given by the government or another organization for a specific purpose

subvenção, ajuda financeira

to form a judgment on the quality, worth, nature, ability or importance of something, someone, or a situation

avaliar, estimar

the practice of using methods such as punishment, training, or guidance to enforce rules and improve behavior

disciplina, controle

a long piece of writing on a particular subject that a university student presents in order to get an advanced degree

dissertação, tese

an original piece of writing on a particular subject that a candidate for a university degree presents based on their research

tese, dissertação

a room designed for multiple people to sleep in, typically found in schools, camps, or similar institutions

dormitório

the highest degree given by a university

doutorado

to force someone to leave a place, organization, etc.

expelir, afastar

the action of officially not allowing someone to go to school, work, or participate in something for a specific length of time, particularly to punish them

suspensão, exclusão temporária

not included in the regular course of study at a college or school

extracurricular, complementar

a part of a school day in which there is no class

período livre, intervalo

the teacher student conventions that are held in the morning or afternoon in the school

assembleia, encontro

a class or course at a college or university in which a small group of students and a teacher discuss a specific subject

seminário, curso

a trip made by researchers or students to learn more about something by being close to it

excursão escolar, visita de campo

scientific study or research conducted in the real world and not in a laboratory or class

trabalho de campo, estudo de campo

the capability to read and write

alfabetização, capacidade de ler e escrever

a very high-level university degree given to a person who has conducted advanced research in a specific subject

the first degree given by a university or college to a student who has finished their studies

grau de bacharel, licenciatura

a graduate student who is studying at a university to get a more advanced degree

pós-graduado, pós-graduada

a student who is trying to complete their first degree in college or university

estudante de graduação, estudante de licenciamento

related to or of students who are in the last year of high school or college

último ano

an official document that states one has successfully passed an exam or completed a course of study

certificado, atestado

a teacher who gives lessons privately to one student or a small group

tutor, tutora

a meeting at which some individuals work on a specific project or subject and exchange information about it

oficina, seminário

a place with special equipment that people go to exercise or play sports

academia, ginásio