Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
diploma student
English answer:
student for higher or futher education diploma
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B D Finch
Jan 23, 2011 09:40
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English term
diploma student
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English
Art/Literary
Education / Pedagogy
South African educational system
"Working in the library is not his only employment. On Wednesday afternoons he assists with first-year tutorials in the Mathematics Department; on Fridays he conducts diploma students in drama through selected comedies of Shakespeare; and in the late afternoons he is employed by a cram school to coach dummies for their Matriculation exams."
The person in question is in his last year at Cape Town University, majoring mathematics and literature. The author is from South Africa, and the text is from a novel. I imagine a "diploma student" is a student in his/her last year of school, but i can't find it in any dictionary. So can you please help me what it actually means?
The person in question is in his last year at Cape Town University, majoring mathematics and literature. The author is from South Africa, and the text is from a novel. I imagine a "diploma student" is a student in his/her last year of school, but i can't find it in any dictionary. So can you please help me what it actually means?
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student for higher or futher education diploma
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Sheila Wilson
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I'm afraid I know nothing about the education system in South Africa but I daresay it's based on the British one.
In the UK a diploma student wouldn't be at school, he'd be at some sort of further education institute - technical college or possibly uni. The problem with a diploma is that it can be anything from a minimum vocational qualification at 16 (for those who leave school as soon as they can) to a post-graduate diploma studied at uni. Seeing as the diploma students here are being taught drama by a uni student, I suspect it's the former case here.
However, all I can say for certain is that he's not at mainstream school and he's not studying for a university degree of the Bachelor/Master/Doctorate type.
In the UK a diploma student wouldn't be at school, he'd be at some sort of further education institute - technical college or possibly uni. The problem with a diploma is that it can be anything from a minimum vocational qualification at 16 (for those who leave school as soon as they can) to a post-graduate diploma studied at uni. Seeing as the diploma students here are being taught drama by a uni student, I suspect it's the former case here.
However, all I can say for certain is that he's not at mainstream school and he's not studying for a university degree of the Bachelor/Master/Doctorate type.
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B D Finch
: Not necessarily further education, it can be higher education. Many universities award post-grad diplomas.//Sorry, I missed the ref to post-grad diplomas in your explanation.
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Thanks for correcting the slip. I did specify the two in the but failed to make the further/higher distinction
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