(2) Education: debates and issues Flashcards
equality of opportunity
[when everyone has the same chances]
igualdad de oportunidades
schooling
[education at school]
escolarización, educación
Jack didn’t receive much formal schooling
selective schooling
[pupils are chosen for entry, usually for academic reasons, though, in the case of some private schools, parents’ ability to pay school fees may be a factor in selection]
escolarización selectiva
comprehensive schooling
[everyone enters without exams and education is free, paid for by the government]
escolarización libre
elitism
[when you favour a small, privileged group]
elitismo
It is not elitism to want to try to better yourself through education
inherent in (adj)
[existing as a natural or basic part of something]
inherente
(1) There are dangers/risks inherent in almost every sport.
(2) I have an inherent distrust of lawyers.
league table,-s
[lists of schools or colleges, from the best down to the worst, based on exam results and, sometimes, other criteria]
tabla de clasificación/posición; ranking
They published a league table of branches
perpetuate (-s, -ed, -ed)
[to cause something to continue]
perpetuar
Increasing the supply of weapons will only perpetuate the violence and anarchy
two-tier system
[a system with two separate levels, one of which is better than the other]
sistema de dos niveles
perceive (-s, -ed, -ed)
[see, consider]
percibir
Private schools are often perceived to be better than public schools
be better-off = richer (adj)
The better-off (n)
tener más dinero; estar en mejor situación
Las personas más acomodadas
well-endowed (adj)
[having a lot of something, especially money or possessions]
bien dotado/a
(1) having a lot of something, especially money or possessions
(2) It is a very well-endowed college
endow (-s, -ed, -ed)
[to provide]
dotar
She was endowed with great beauty
claim (-s, -ed, -ed)
[say, demand]
(1) afirmar, asegurar, pretender
The company claims (that) it is not responsible for the pollution in the river.
He claims to have met the president, but I don’t believe him.
All parties have claimed success in yesterday’s elections
(2) reclamar
The police said that if no one claims the watch, you can keep it.
When King Richard III died, Henry VII claimed the English throne
claim (n)
[statement, demand]
(1) afirmación, declaración
claims of drug use in sports
the astronomer’s claim that black holes may not exist
(2) reclamación
To make a claim you have to fill out the form below
(3) derecho
Does he have a claim to U.S. nationality?
(1) depress (-es, -ed, -ed)
(2) depressing (adj)
(3) depressingly (adv)
(1) deprimir, reducir
Doesn’t it depress you listening to the news these days.
It depresses me to think that I’ll probably still be doing exactly the same job in ten years’ time.
(2) deprimente
It was very depressing watching the news tonight.
It’s depressing to think that it will soon be winter.
(3) deprimentemente
A depressingly familiar pattern of behavior
less well-off = poorer
menos favorecidos, de escasos recursos
(1) excel (-s, -led, -led)
[to be extremely good at something; achieve an excellent standard]
(2) excel yourself = to do something better than you usually do
(1) destacar, sobresalir
Rebecca always excelled in languages at school
(2) lucirse
The British team have excelled themselves this year to reach the finals
scholarship, -s
[money given to pay for studies, usually provided on the basis of academic merit]
beca, -s
He got/won a scholarship to Harvard.
She won a scholarship to study at Stanford
Paula went to the Royal College of Music on a scholarship
bursary, -ies
[money given to pay for studies, usually provided on the basis of need]
ayuda/beca de estudio
You can apply for a training/travel/maintenance bursary to cover the cost of attending the course.
tertiary education
[education at university or college level]
educación terciaria
More than 60% of American high school graduates start some form of tertiary education.
student loan, -s
[money that students can borrow from a bank while studying and then pay back once they are in work]
préstamo estudiantil
It took three years to repay my student loan
tuition fees (pl)
[money paid to receive teaching]
costos de matrícula
Students have to borrow £9,000 a year to pay their tuition fees
literacy
[the ability to read and write]
[knowledge of a particular subject, or a particular type of knowledge]
(1) alfabetización
The country has a literacy rate of almost 98%
(2) dominio
We’re looking to hire an assistant with a high level of digital literacy
