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semesterisation

semesterisation noun: the division of the academic year into (typically two) semesters with exams after each, as opposed to (typically three) terms with exams only after the final term of the year.

Noun

semesterisation (uncountable)

  1. (Ireland, UK) The division of the academic year into (typically two) semesters with exams after each, as opposed to (typically three) terms with exams only after the final term of the year
    • Extra-curricular activities in Galway have also taken a body blow with the recent introduction of a semesterisation system into the Arts faculty. This American-inspired structure means second and third year students sit exams shortly after Christmas and in May/June.1988 August 29, Eilis Ward, “Changing times in the West”, in The Irish Times, Dublin, page 17 (Lifestyles Supplement: Going to College)
    • Semesterisation, for those unfamiliar with such matters, is the division of the academic year into two equal periods, called semesters. Semesterisation's "fellow-traveller" is modularisation, the division of a subject into components or modules. A certain number of modules are taken each semester...1997 March 18, John Connolly, “Colleges still trying to do things by halves”, in The Irish Times, Dublin, page 4 (Education & Living)

Examples of semesterisation in a sentence

  • Semesterisation, for those unfamiliar with such matters, is the division of the academic year into two equal periods, called semesters.1997 March 18, John Connolly, “Colleges still trying to do things by halves”, in The Irish Times, Dublin, page 4 (Education & Living):
  • The move to semesterisation has the potential to allow faster degree routes for students.2006, Dorothy Moss, Gender, Space and Time: Women and Higher Education, Lexington, →ISBN, page 158:

Forms of semesterisation

alternative formsemesterization

Questions about semesterisation

What does semesterisation mean?
Semesterisation means the division of the academic year into (typically two) semesters with exams after each, as opposed to (typically three) terms with exams only after the final term of the year.
How do you use semesterisation in a sentence?
Semesterisation, for those unfamiliar with such matters, is the division of the academic year into two equal periods, called semesters.
What part of speech is semesterisation?
Semesterisation is a noun.

Words near semesterisation in the dictionary

  1. semester hours
  2. semester school
  3. semester schools
  4. semestered
  5. semestering
  6. semesterisation
  7. semesterization
  8. semesterly
  9. semesters
  10. semestral
  11. semestre

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