teaching

teaching
teach‧ing S2 W2 /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]1. the work or profession of a teacher:
    Mrs Ward had many years of experience in teaching.
    She’s thinking of going into teaching (=becoming a teacher).
    language/science etc teaching
    extra funding for English teaching in schools
    the teaching profession
    teaching methods/materials etc
    teaching practice British English student teaching American English (=a period of teaching done by someone who is training to be a teacher)
2. (also teachings [plural]) the moral, religious, or political ideas of a particular person or group which are taught to other people
    teaching of
    the teachings of Gandhi
    religious/Christian/Buddhist etc teachings
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ NOUN + teaching
   ▪ language/English/science etc teaching She has considerable experience in language teaching.
■ teaching + NOUN
   ▪ the teaching profession (=teachers, or the career of teaching) Many of our undergraduates subsequently enter the teaching profession.
   ▪ the teaching staff (=the teachers at a school, college etc) She attended a girls' school where all the teaching staff were women.
   ▪ teaching methods Our teaching methods are quite traditional.
   ▪ teaching materials This will help teachers to prepare their own teaching materials.
   ▪ a teaching aid (=a piece of equipment that a teacher uses in the classroom) The school is equipped with modern teaching aids, including interactive whiteboards.
   ▪ teaching practice British English, student teaching American English (=a period of teaching done by someone who is training to be a teacher) There were 90 hours of teaching practice, of which 20 were supervised.
   ▪ a teaching job/post I was soon to take up my first teaching post.
   ▪ a teaching career She began her teaching career at a school in inner London.
   ▪ a teaching establishment (=a school, college, or university) Every higher education teaching establishment is subject to rigorous scrutiny.
■ verbs
   ▪ go into teaching (=become a teacher) Some very talented and dedicated people go into teaching.