word-vault/dist/data/cards/cu/curriculum.json

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{
    "term": "curriculum",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "the subjects that are included in a course of study or taught in a school, college, etc.",
            "sensetop": "on the curriculumin the curriculum",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)(British English)(especially British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(both British English, informal)(both especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(North American English, informal)(both British English)(especially British English)(especially North American English)(British English)(North American English)(especially North American English, informal)(especially North American English, informal)(British English)(British English)(British English)(both North American English)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The school curriculum should be as broad as possible."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Spanish is on the curriculum.",
                    "contextForm": "on the curriculum"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Spanish is in the curriculum.",
                    "contextForm": "in the curriculum"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Chinese has been introduced into the curriculum as an option."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His disability does not prevent him from following the mainstream curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "More room should be given to foreign languages in the curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Pupils use computers across the curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Student choose from optional subjects in addition to the core curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Students use computers across the curriculum (= in all or most subjects)."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Teachers feel that the present curriculum is too narrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They all have to study French because it's on the curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We cover all areas of the curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the balance of subjects within the curriculum"
                },
                {
                    "text": "All children should have access to the mainstream curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Classroom teachers need to be involved in curriculum planning and development."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Educational inspectors said that the college had failed to deliver the curriculum adequately."
                },
                {
                    "text": "In those days the curriculum was pretty narrow."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many teachers follow the curriculum to the letter."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Nutrition education is now in the curriculum."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The government is introducing a national curriculum for schools."
                },
                {
                    "text": "These subjects are not part of the core curriculum."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["broad", "broadly based", "wide"],
                "verb + curriculum": ["create", "design", "develop"],
                "curriculum + noun": ["content", "subjects", "area"],
                "preposition": [
                    "across the curriculum",
                    "in a/​the curriculum",
                    "on a/​the curriculum"
                ],
                "phrases": ["areas of the curriculum"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈrɪkjələm/",
                "audio": "cu/curriculum/curriculum__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈrɪkjələ/",
                "audio": "cu/curriculum/curricula__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈrɪkjələm/",
                "audio": "cu/curriculum/curriculum__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/kəˈrɪkjələ/",
                "audio": "cu/curriculum/curricula__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 19th cent.: from Latin ‘course, racing chariot’, from currere ‘to run’."
}