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Course selection - 英语词汇详解 (2 meaning)

Meaning 1：class selection process (Course selection)

Course selection 🔊

/kɔːrs sɪˈlekʃən/

The process where students choose their classes for a semester or school year.

class selection process 🔊

➕

/klæs sɪˈlekʃən ˈprɑːsɛs/

The process by which students choose their classes for a semester or academic year.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Root Explanation

From Latin 'cursus' (running) + 'seligere' (to choose). Refers to the act of choosing courses.

💡 Mnemonic

Imagine a menu of classes: you select your courses just like choosing dishes from a menu.

📖 Example

Our school sent an email reminding us that course selection for next term will begin next Monday. 🔊 Our school sent an email reminding us that course selection for next term will begin next Monday.

🔗 Collocations

course selection form – a document used to list chosen classes

course selection period – the time frame when students can choose classes

online course selection – the process of choosing classes via the internet

🔄 Synonyms

class registration (n.) – the act of signing up for classes

curriculum planning (n.) – the process of deciding which courses to take

🌱 Derivatives

select (v.) – to choose

selection (n.) – the act of choosing

selective (adj.) – choosing carefully

📖 Cultural Story

In modern universities, course selection is a key process where students personalize their education, evolving from fixed medieval curriculums to flexible elective systems.

Meaning 2：selected courses (Course selection)

Course selection 🔊

/kɔːrs sɪˈlekʃən/

The specific set of classes a student decides to take.

selected courses 🔊

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/sɪˈlektɪd ˈkɔːrsɪz/

The specific set of classes a student chooses to take in a given semester.

📁 Category：School Education 🔖 Level：Intermediate

📘 Details & Usage

📖 Example

My course selection this semester balances my interests with my major requirements. 🔊 My course selection this semester balances my interests with my major requirements.

🔗 Collocations

final course selection – the ultimate list of chosen classes

recommended course selection – a set of classes suggested by advisors

balanced course selection – a mixture of required and elective classes

🔄 Synonyms

course load (n.) – the number or type of courses a student takes

curriculum (n.) – the group of courses offered or chosen

🌱 Derivatives

select (v.) – to choose

selection (n.) – something chosen

selective (adj.) – tending to choose carefully