tutorial
noun /tjuːˈtɔːriəl/
/tuːˈtɔːriəl/
- a period of teaching in a university that involves discussion between an individual student or a small group of students and a tutor
- The total number of hours spent in lectures, tutorials and practicals varies according to the course of study.
Wordfinder- degree
- dissertation
- education
- graduate
- hall of residence
- lecture
- major
- seminar
- tutorial
- university
Extra ExamplesTopics Educationb2- He gives one lecture and two tutorials a week.
- a tutorial on the rise of the novel
- Amy and I have tutorials together.
- I need to prepare for my tutorial.
- Students have to write an essay for each weekly tutorial.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- group
- individual
- have
- prepare for
- go to
- …
- class
- group
- at a/the tutorial
- during a/the tutorial
- in a/the tutorial
- …
- a short book or computer program that gives information on a particular subject or explains how something is done
- An online tutorial is provided.
- Some sites offer step-by-step tutorials.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- excellent
- good
- detailed
- …
- include
- offer
- provide
- …
- walk somebody through something
- tutorial on
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from Latin tutorius (from tueri ‘to watch, guard’) + -al.