what does lecture mean?

Answer 1

there are two, somewhat related meanings: 1) if a teacher reprimands a student or a parent scolds a child, he/she may be said to "lecture" the student/child. 2) when a teacher/professor stands at the front of class and talks to the class, telling them information they don't yet know, the teacher/professor is "lecturing" the class.

"Lecture" may function either as a noun (the "talk" given to the student, child, class) or as a verb (the action of giving the "talk")

Answer 2

lec·ture [lékchər]
noun (plural lec·tures)
1. instructional speech: an educational speech on a subject made before an audience
a lecture on the next generation of space probes

2. teaching session: a session of a class at which a lecture is given
two lectures and two labs a week

3. reprimand: a lengthy reprimand or scolding concerning something


verb (past and past participle lec·tured, present participle lec·tur·ing, 3rd person present singular lec·tures)
1. vti give educational speech to somebody: to deliver a lecture to a group of people as a method of instruction
He lectures on stress management all over the country.

2. vi be university lecturer: to be employed as a lecturer at a university or college
She lectures at the university.

3. vt reprimand somebody: to reprimand somebody by making a speech about how a person should behave
lectured her again about her laziness



[13th century. Via French < medieval Latin lectura "reading" < Latin lect- , past participle of legere "read"]
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Answer 3

Lecture is one of the most inefficient methods of delivering material, from the medieval times. Boring. The professor will read from the text that you were assigned to read. Ask the professor for the most important points. If you are in a class of 60 or more it is not a prof but a teaching assistant and he/she is just repeating what the prof said. As the tea. assist. what will be on the test. If it is the prof listen carefully and get to know what they are interested in, that is what they will test. Get some old tests from former classmates. See if he used the same text. It is just a big game.

Answer 4

Lecture = Boring

Answer 5

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Lecture usually means it's a big room with lots of people and the professor generally just talks the whole class, but depending on the professor it can vary. I had one that had debates, another that had quizzes every day, and others that asked questions and wanted answers. The laptop thing is usually dependent on professor preferences. Very few of mine allowed laptops because they knew most people didn't use laptops to take notes.

Answer 6

Etymology: Middle English, act of reading,
from Late Latin lectura,
from Latin lectus, past participle of legere

1 : a discourse given before an audience or class especially for instruction
2 : a formal reproof

Answer 7

Go look in a dictionary.

Answer 8

teach

Answer 9

no duh, L., its like a speeche kind of thing. duh.