medium

Hindi translation: माध्यम

14:59 Mar 13, 2012
English to Hindi translations [Non-PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: medium
Dear colleagues,

I do not speak a word of Hindi but need to understand the word "medium" in the following context, so I thought this might be the right place to ask.

So please do not give me translations for the word, just help me understand it.

Many thanks for your help.

Context:


Methods: Stratified random sampling procedure was executed to collect the representative sample of Udaipur district. The total sample encompassed 126 Hindi medium teachers (Hindi medium teachers teach students in Hindi, a local language in India ). and 104 English medium school teachers, who teach students in English. Of the 230 questionnaires filled 12 (5.2%) were rejected due to either inconsistent answers such as two replies given to the same question or when a question went unanswered.

Results: It was observed that 77.6% of English medium other than teachers brushed their teeth twice as compared to 63.3% of Hindi medium teachers. All the English medium teachers used tooth paste while only 71.7% of Hindi medium teachers did the same. Majority of the females (53.1%) used soft brush to brush their teeth. More number of females (84.4%) tended to brush twice daily and statistical analysis revealed significant differences between the genders for the brushing frequency. All the female teachers stated that regular tooth brushing prevents tooth decay.
Luiza Modesto
Brazil
Local time: 08:12
Hindi translation:माध्यम
Explanation:
Medium in this context means माध्यम. Some schools impart the education in English medium and the others in Hindi or regional language. Public schools mostly teach through English medium. It is believed that the education in mother tongue has greater impact on the brains of pupils. Medium here means the language in which education is imparted. In this case, 126 teachers teach through the medium of Hindi. 126 Hindi medium teachers means हिंदी माध्यम से पढ़ाने वाले 126 अध्यापक

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-03-13 16:20:20 GMT)
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Reference: Your note above

If all the subjects in a school are taught in German or Portuguese, it may be said that it is a German or Portuguese medium school respectively.
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Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 16:42
Grading comment
Thanks very much to all of you for the excellent explanations. I will choose your answer because you were the first to explain the word to me.
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Summary of answers provided
5 +6माध्यम
dhsanjeev
4 +4माध्यम
Rajan Chopra


Discussion entries: 5





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +6
माध्यम


Explanation:
I have completed B.A. from English medium. मैने अंग्रजी माध्यम से स्नातक की है।

dhsanjeev
India
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi, Native in PunjabiPunjabi
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nitin Goyal
1 min
  -> धन्यवाद

agree  INDER M. SINGH
3 mins
  -> धन्यवाद

agree  Ashutosh Mitra
10 mins
  -> धन्यवाद

agree  Ravindra Godbole: I have completed B.A. in English medium and not from English medium
30 mins
  -> धन्‍यवाद

agree  Sumant Vidwans
31 mins
  -> धन्यवाद

agree  Geeta Joshi
19 hrs
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
माध्यम


Explanation:
Medium in this context means माध्यम. Some schools impart the education in English medium and the others in Hindi or regional language. Public schools mostly teach through English medium. It is believed that the education in mother tongue has greater impact on the brains of pupils. Medium here means the language in which education is imparted. In this case, 126 teachers teach through the medium of Hindi. 126 Hindi medium teachers means हिंदी माध्यम से पढ़ाने वाले 126 अध्यापक

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-03-13 16:20:20 GMT)
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Reference: Your note above

If all the subjects in a school are taught in German or Portuguese, it may be said that it is a German or Portuguese medium school respectively.

Rajan Chopra
India
Local time: 16:42
Native speaker of: Native in HindiHindi
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Thanks very much to all of you for the excellent explanations. I will choose your answer because you were the first to explain the word to me.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you very much for taking the time to help. Would it be synonymous with environment? Like English environment?


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sumant Vidwans
28 mins

agree  Kapil Swami: agree
1 hr

agree  PRAKASH SHARMA
17 hrs

agree  Geeta Joshi
19 hrs
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