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    "Преподаватель учит студента"


    Just a quick question about this sentence!

    Преподаватель учит студента.

    This sentence refers to a university or college, right?
    Not to a school?
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    The reason why this gets confused is because of the differences between American and British English in this respect.

    In Britain/Australia and Canada:
    Universities have Lecturers and Students. (Senior lecturers may be Professors, a very senior title)
    Schools have Headmasters, teachers and pupils
    (College is for vocational training or attended by by pupils before the start university)
    In the United States:
    Colleges have Professors (meaning teachers/lecturers) and Students).
    A University is very large college which offers Masters and Doctors degrees.
    Schools have Principals, teachers and students.

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    В школе учитель и ученик, в ВУЗе преподаватель и студент.
    Send me a PM if you need me.

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    В школе учитель и ученик, в ВУЗе преподаватель и студент.
    Дополню:
    В школе: директор, учителя и ученики.
    В университете: ректор, преподаватели, студенты. Профессор - преподавательская должность с очень высокой степенью старшинства.
    Налево пойдёшь - коня потеряешь, направо пойдёшь - сам голову сложишь.
    Прямой путь не предлагать!

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    Thanks both, I understand.

    So for the school, the sentence would be:

    В школе: Учитель учит ученика.
    while
    В университете: Преподаватель учит студента.

    ??

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    В школе учитель <...> в ВУЗе преподаватель...
    Usually yes, but this rule is not strict.
    Usually yes, but the rules regarding usage are not very strict.


    Quote Originally Posted by Johanna
    В школе: Учитель учит ученика.
    Yes.

    Quote Originally Posted by Johanna
    В университете: Преподаватель учит студента.
    It's right also, but I think more correctly: Преподаватель преподаёт [что-то] студенту.
    1) В университете нам преподавали физику, математический анализ и линейную алгебру.
    2) Я преподавал студентам общую химию.
    3) На кафедре я читал курс лекций по теоретической механике.
    4) В университете нам читали курс [лекций] по философии и религоведению.
    5) Когда я был стундом, нам преподавал Василий Петрович, сейчас его лекции читает Маргарита Викторовна.

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    Quote Originally Posted by Звездочёт
    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    В школе учитель <...> в ВУЗе преподаватель...
    Usually yes, but this rool is not strict.
    Thanks!

    To correct your English:
    "Usually yes, but the rules regarding usage are not very strict"
    (this means: It isn't very important which word is used -- (I think that's what you wanted to say.. )

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    Quote Originally Posted by Johanna
    Quote Originally Posted by Звездочёт
    Quote Originally Posted by Ramil
    В школе учитель <...> в ВУЗе преподаватель...
    Usually yes, but this rool is not strict.
    Thanks!

    To correct your English:
    "Usually yes, but the rules regarding usage are not very strict"
    (this means: It isn't very important which word is used -- (I think that's what you wanted to say.. )
    Actually, apart from his misspelling of 'rule', his sentence is better than yours.

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    Thanks a lot!

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    Note.
    You may say «преподаватель» about «учитель» (in school), but not «учитель» about «преподаватель» (in high school). Words преподаватель, преподавать, читать лекции are words of a high school style. Of cause, you may break this rule in informal speech, and say, for example, «учит» instead of «преподаёт», but it’s a stylistic mistake.

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    Re: "Преподаватель учит студента"

    Thanks for all the clarifications!

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