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Timetable

Meaning in education & teaching, with examples

/ˈtaɪmteɪbəl/nounCore term

In education & teaching, timetable means: A plan that shows which lessons happen at which times on each day of the week, for a class, a teacher or a whole school.

In Turkish: ders programı, ders çizelgesi

How it is used

British and international usage; American schools usually say schedule. Teachers check their timetable, and the school timetable is drawn up before the year starts. A timetable clash means two lessons are at the same time.

Example sentences

  1. My timetable is heavy on Tuesdays: six lessons with only one free period.

  2. The new timetable gives every class two hours of PE a week.

Common collocations

  • school timetable
  • draw up a timetable
  • timetable clash
  • free period
  • on the timetable
  • semesterOne of the two main parts into which a school or university year is divided, each usually lasting about four or five months.
  • attendanceBeing present at school or in class, or the record of how often a student has been present; schools track it every day.
  • subject teacherA teacher who specializes in one subject, such as maths, history or music, and teaches it to different classes.
  • substitute teacherA teacher who takes a class for a day or longer when the regular teacher is absent.

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