seminar

ゼミ、演習

大学で少人数の学生と教員が、テーマや研究について話し合う授業。

やさしい英語で： A small university class in which a teacher and students discuss a subject or their research.

• Our history seminar starts at ten.
• Students discuss their research in weekly seminars.
• Have you done the reading for tomorrow's seminar?

使い方： seminar on something (Our professor runs a seminar on modern poetry.)

よく使う表現： research seminar, seminar on something, attend a seminar

セミナー、講習会

仕事に役立つ知識を学び、情報を交換するための集まり。

やさしい英語で： A meeting where people in a business or profession learn and share useful information.

• I attended a training seminar.
• The seminar helped small business owners understand taxes.
• Our company holds seminars for new employees.

使い方： seminar on something (The company organized a seminar on customer service.); seminar for someone (This seminar is for new managers.)

類義語： workshop

よく使う表現： training seminar, business seminar, seminar for someone