In a university or college, a tutorial is a regular meeting between a tutor and one or several students, for discussion of a subject that is being studied.
The methods of study include lectures, tutorials, case studies and practical sessions.
...teaching in small tutorial groups.
Synonyms: seminar, lesson, individual instruction More Synonyms of tutorial
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Tutorial means relating to a tutor or tutors, especially one at a university or college.
Students may decide to seek tutorial guidance.
...the tutorial staff.
Synonyms: teaching, coaching, guiding, instructional More Synonyms of tutorial
tutorial in British English
(tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl)
noun
1.
a period of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual student or to a small group of students
adjective
2.
of or relating to a tutor
tutorial in American English
(tuˈtɔriəl; tjuˈtɔriəl)
adjective
1.
of a tutor or tutors
noun
2.
a class in a tutorial system
3.
an intensive course given by a tutor or professor for one or several students, usually on a special topic
4.
a system of instruction containing exercises, information, etc., as in a training manual or computer program, for individual self-study
Word origin
< L tutorius + -al
Examples of 'tutorial' in a sentence
tutorial
The game contains no tutorials and gives very limited information as you make your way.
The Sun (2013)
It was not surprising that the idea of running his own tutorial college rapidly took hold.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You can teach yourself with online tutorials.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Students explore the way they do their job through modules and online tutorials with other administrators.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It now features on online tutorials about the software.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Many successful entrepreneurs say the long gaps between lectures and tutorials provide ample time to run a business.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
These are awkward and slow, like university tutorials on the nature of consciousness.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The tutorial system also means you learn with your tutor on a one-to-one basis.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The colleges of Oxford adopted his model for the tutorial system and observe it to this day.
The Times Literary Supplement (2010)
Then she went to the tutorial college, to hurry things up.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The band are planning to cash in on their hobby with online tutorials, hints and tips.
The Sun (2011)
All county players have had to complete an anti-corruption tutorial online.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
And small-group tutorials within the college should give teaching staff ample opportunity to notice stress or distress in their students.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Given the major recent cuts in government funding for teaching, they have a particular role to play in the preservation of the tutorial system.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Both say that the costs of their one-to-one tutorial systems are not covered by the 9,000 tuition fee.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This virtual university will house tutorials, lecture rooms, libraries and other resources as well as providing continuing conversations and dialogues.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
It is also, as you say, very important for them to have the opportunity to discuss ideas in seminars and tutorials.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A Cambridge history degree might involve an individual one-hour tutorial once a week alongside a voluntary lecture programme.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
In other languages
tutorial
British English: tutorial /tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl/ NOUN
In a British university or college, a tutorial is a regular meeting between a tutor and one or several students for discussion of a subject that is being studied.
The methods of study include lectures, tutorials, case studies, and practical sessions.
American English: tutorial
Arabic: دَرْسٌ خَاصّ
Brazilian Portuguese: seminário
Chinese: 辅导课
Croatian: sat poduke
Czech: konzultace s profesorem
Danish: vejledning
Dutch: werkcollege
European Spanish: clase de orientación con el tutor
Finnish: intensiivinen kurssi
French: didacticiel
German: Tutorenstunde
Greek: ιδιαίτερο μάθημα
Italian: corso di studi
Japanese: 個別指導
Korean: 개별 지도 시간
Norwegian: veiledning
Polish: seminarium
European Portuguese: seminário
Romanian: ore de consilierede seminar sau laborator
Russian: семинар
Latin American Spanish: clase de orientación con el tutor
Swedish: lektion
Thai: การเรียนพิเศษแแบบเข้ม
Turkish: ders özel
Ukrainian: консультація
Vietnamese: buổi phụ đạo
Chinese translation of 'tutorial'
tutorial
(tjuːˈtɔːrɪəl)
n(c)
辅(輔)导(導)课(課) (fǔdǎokè) (节, jié)
(noun)
Definition
a period of intensive tuition given by a tutor to an individual student or to a small group of students
Methods of study include lectures, tutorials and practical work.
Synonyms
seminar
Students are asked to prepare material in advance of each weekly seminar.