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educação / ensino À distância

English translation: distance learning/education

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Portuguese term or phrase:educação / ensino À distância
English translation:distance learning/education
Entered by: Bett

14:28 Oct 22, 2018
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy / mathematics education
Portuguese term or phrase: educação / ensino À distância
in Brazil we use EAD - ensino ou educação À distancia. I have heard "extra-mural education" , but I am not sure it is used .
Any helps appreciated
Bett
Local time: 04:44
distance learning/education
Explanation:
Diria assim...

In IATE:
Domain Education, Information technology and data processing
pt
Term ensino à distância
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
COM(87)353final
Date
24/09/2003

Term teleformação
Reliability
2 (Minimum reliability)
Term Ref.
COM(93)459
Date
02/05/2005

Term formação à distância
Reliability
2 (Minimum reliability)
Term Ref.
SdT/C/9; Vocabulaire POLITIQUE RÉGIONALE, C.E.1997
Date
02/05/2005

en
Term distance study
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
Moens,S.:Terminology of Adult Education,UNESCO
Date
24/09/2003

Term distance learning
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
COM(87)353 final
Date
24/09/2003

Term distance teaching
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
Moens,S.:Terminology of Adult Education,UNESCO
Date
24/09/2003

Term distance education
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
Moens,S.:Terminology of Adult Education,UNESCO
Date
24/09/2003

Term distance training
Reliability
2 (Minimum reliability)
Term Ref.
COM(93)459
Date
02/05/2005
Selected response from:

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 08:44
Grading comment
Thank you for all your help!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7distance learning/education
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
4 +2long-distance learning / education
Oliver Simões
5virtual learning / education
Frank Miller


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
long-distance learning / education


Explanation:
Sugestão

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Note added at 2 mins (2018-10-22 14:31:11 GMT)
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Is long-distance education a good idea?
https://www.quora.com/Is-long-distance-education-a-good-idea

Example sentence(s):
  • Long distance learning allows students to complete high school, continuing education and college courses without physically being on campus.

    https://learn.org/articles/What_is_Long_Distance_Learning.html
Oliver Simões
United States
Local time: 00:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 47

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eunice Brandão
25 mins
agree  T o b i a s: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distance_education
7 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
distance learning/education


Explanation:
Diria assim...

In IATE:
Domain Education, Information technology and data processing
pt
Term ensino à distância
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
COM(87)353final
Date
24/09/2003

Term teleformação
Reliability
2 (Minimum reliability)
Term Ref.
COM(93)459
Date
02/05/2005

Term formação à distância
Reliability
2 (Minimum reliability)
Term Ref.
SdT/C/9; Vocabulaire POLITIQUE RÉGIONALE, C.E.1997
Date
02/05/2005

en
Term distance study
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
Moens,S.:Terminology of Adult Education,UNESCO
Date
24/09/2003

Term distance learning
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
COM(87)353 final
Date
24/09/2003

Term distance teaching
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
Moens,S.:Terminology of Adult Education,UNESCO
Date
24/09/2003

Term distance education
Reliability
3 (Reliable)
Term Ref.
Moens,S.:Terminology of Adult Education,UNESCO
Date
24/09/2003

Term distance training
Reliability
2 (Minimum reliability)
Term Ref.
COM(93)459
Date
02/05/2005

Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
Portugal
Local time: 08:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Thank you for all your help!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Barbara Cochran, MFA
5 mins
  -> Thanks, Barbara!
agree  Ana Vozone
6 mins
  -> Obrigada, Ana!
agree  Mario Freitas:
36 mins
  -> Obrigada, Mário!
agree  Margarida Ataide
49 mins
  -> Obrigada, Margarida!
agree  Frank Miller
5 hrs
  -> Thanks, Frank!
agree  Nick Taylor
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Nick!
agree  Gilmar Fernandes
21 hrs
  -> Obrigada, Gilmar!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
virtual learning / education


Explanation:
In addition to Teresa's suggestion, "virtual" is also widely used. Both are equally acceptable, imho.

Example sentence(s):
  • Virtual learning is the new frontier in today’s educational institutions.

    https://www.virtualvirginia.org/about/
Frank Miller
United States
Local time: 03:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
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