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==Origin==

==Origin==

German, from [[Latin]] ''seminarium'' [[nursery]] or "[[seed]] plot"

German, from [[Latin]] ''seminarium'' [[nursery]] or "[[seed]] plot"

*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1863]

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/19th_century 1863]

==Definitions==

==Definitions==

*1: a [[group]] of advanced [[students]] [[studying]] under a professor with each doing original [[research]] and all exchanging results through reports and [[discussions]]

*1: a [[group]] of advanced [[students]] [[studying]] under a professor with each doing original [[research]] and all exchanging results through reports and [[discussions]]

*3: a meeting for giving and [[discussing]] [[information]]  

*3: a meeting for giving and [[discussing]] [[information]]  

==Description==

==Description==

A '''seminar''' is, generally, a form of [[academic]] instruction, either at an academic [[institution]] or offered by a commercial or professional [[organization]]. It has the [[function]] of bringing together small groups for recurring [[meetings]], [[focusing]] each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to actively [[participate]]. This is often accomplished through an ongoing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method Socratic dialogue] with a seminar [[leader]] or instructor, or through a more [[formal]] presentation of [[research]]. Normally, participants must not be beginners in the field under discussion (at US and Canadian universities, seminar classes are generally reserved for upper-class students, although at UK and Australian universities seminars are often used for all years). The [[idea]] behind the seminar system is to familiarize [[students]] more extensively with the [[methodology]] of their chosen subject and also to allow them to [[interact]] with examples of the practical [[problems]] that always occur during [[research]] work. It is essentially a place where assigned [[readings]] are discussed, [[questions]] can be raised and [[debates]] can be conducted. It is relatively [[informal]], at least compared to the [[lecture]] system of academic instruction.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminar]

A '''seminar''' is, generally, a form of [[academic]] instruction, either at an academic [[institution]] or offered by a commercial or professional [[organization]]. It has the [[function]] of bringing together small groups for recurring [[meetings]], [[focusing]] each time on some particular subject, in which everyone present is requested to actively [[participate]]. This is often accomplished through an ongoing [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socratic_method Socratic dialogue] with a seminar [[leader]] or instructor, or through a more [[formal]] presentation of [[research]]. Normally, participants must not be beginners in the field under discussion (at US and Canadian universities, seminar classes are generally reserved for upper-class students, although at UK and Australian universities seminars are often used for all years). The [[idea]] behind the seminar system is to familiarize [[students]] more extensively with the [[methodology]] of their chosen subject and also to allow them to [[interact]] with examples of the practical [[problems]] that always occur during [[research]] work. It is essentially a place where assigned [[readings]] are discussed, [[questions]] can be raised and [[debates]] can be conducted. It is relatively [[informal]], at least compared to the [[lecture]] system of academic instruction.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminar]

==See also==

==See also==

*'''''[[Lecture]]'''''

*'''''[[Lecture]]'''''

[[Category: Education]]

[[Category: Education]]