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General words for teaching

teaching

noun

the job of a teacher

education

noun

the activity of educating people in schools, colleges, and universities, and all the policies and arrangements concerning this

training

noun

the process of training people or of being trained for a profession or activity

instruction

noun

the teaching of a particular subject or skill

tuition

noun

the work that a teacher does when they teach a particular subject, especially to one person or to a small group

pedagogy

noun

the methods and principles of teaching

initiation

noun

an introduction to a new skill, subject, or activity

orientation

noun

information or training that you are given before you start a new job or activity

exposure

noun

the act of providing someone with the opportunity to experience new ideas, activities etc

education

noun

the activity of teaching about a particular subject

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