seminar

seminar
noun
1 class at a university, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ weekly, etc.
▪ freshman (AmE), graduate, senior (AmE), undergraduate
▪

I taught a senior seminar titled ‘Working Class Literature’.

▪ online
… OF SEMINARS
▪ series
VERB + SEMINAR
▪ conduct, give, teach (AmE)
▪

In spring 2006 I taught a seminar on Sappho.

▪ attend, go to
▪ be entitled (esp. BrE), be titled (esp. AmE)
▪

Architect Ken Bonner presented a seminar titled ‘Elements of Design’.

SEMINAR + NOUN
▪ discussion, paper
▪ room
▪ programme/program, series
PREPOSITION
▪ at a/the seminar, in a/the seminar
▪

There was some lively debate at this week's seminar.

▪ seminar on
▪

Professor Mackay will give a seminar on Pound's poetry.

2 conference for discussion/training
ADJECTIVE
▪ all-day, half-day, weekend
▪ one-day, two-day, etc.
▪ annual
▪

the eighteenth annual seminar on mineral photography

▪ business, educational, management, training
▪ free
▪

I began to put on free seminars for the public.

▪ special
▪ international
VERB + SEMINAR
▪ hold, host, offer, organize, run
▪ sponsor
▪ do, present
▪ lead
▪

I once led a seminar on motivation.

▪ attend, go to
SEMINAR + VERB
▪ take place
▪ focus on sth
▪

a seminar focusing on Africa

SEMINAR + NOUN
▪ participant
▪ leader
PREPOSITION
▪ seminar for
▪

I recently spoke at an educational seminar for judges.


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