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University terminolgy
Alpha, beta, gamma
As used at the Ghent University:
- Alpha faculties: arts and philosophy, law, economics and business administration, psychology and educational sciences, political and social sciences
- Beta: sciences, applied sciences (= engineering), bioscience engineering
- Gamma: medicine and health sciences, veterinary medicine, pharmaceutical sciences
However, elsewhere on the web, completely different meanings are given to alpha, beta and gamma sciences.
Academic career
| Dutch | English |
| middelbare school | high school |
| universiteit | university / college |
| bachelor / kandidaat | undergraduate / bachelor (field of specialisation is called 'major') |
| eerste jaarsstudent (schacht) (NL: propaedeuse) | freshman |
| tweede jaarsstudent | sophomore |
| master / licentiaat | graduate / master, at a graduate school (American) / postgraduate school (British) |
| voorlaatstejaarsstudent | junior |
| laatstejaarsstudent | senior |
| doctor | PhD, at a (post)graduate school |
Beware: meanings may vary from country to country.
Academisch Engels
Common errors made by Dutch speakers against English language spelling and grammar.
- analog / analogous
An analog circuit (tegengestelde van digital)
An analogous reasoning to the previous one (analogous with???)
- choose (kiezen), chose (koos), chosen (gekozen). ``*choosen'' bestaat dus niet.
- corollary (single r)
- equivalent to
- genitives: Geert's WWW corner (cfr. Nl.: Geerts WWW hoekje)
- proved / proven:
both forms are equivalent
- Proof terminology:
statement (gestelde; dat wat men wil bewijzen)
supposition, assumption, presumption (onderstelde; dat waarvan men gebruik maakt om het gestelde te bewijzen)
See also:
List of commonly misused English language phrases (Wikipedia)
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