Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Catalan term or phrase:
unitat didàctica (see question on language use)
English translation:
teaching unit
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Julie Waddington
Nov 3, 2009 11:10
14 yrs ago
Catalan term
Spain
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Native in: English
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unitat didàctica (see question on language use)
Catalan to English
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Education / Pedagogy
Teacher Training
The term is used in a University Course programme for teacher training at primary school level.
A quick search has brought up lots of examples where the term is translated literally into English as "didactic unit" but most of these are Catalan or Spanish-speaking based teaching resources/forums. My question is whether native speakers in primary school teaching would use "didactic unit" or whether they would refer to a "teaching unit" or something else...
A quick search has brought up lots of examples where the term is translated literally into English as "didactic unit" but most of these are Catalan or Spanish-speaking based teaching resources/forums. My question is whether native speakers in primary school teaching would use "didactic unit" or whether they would refer to a "teaching unit" or something else...
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HugoSteckel
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I agree with you here - "didactic unit" is just not something that sounds natural in English. I've asked a couple of friends who teach and they say that "teaching unit" is what they'd use, unless specifically referring to a national curriculum unit
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