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Präsenzunterricht

in-person teaching

noun preh-ZENTS-un-ter-rikht Rare
People & Society Education

Also means

face-to-face instruction

Usage Note

Präsenzunterricht became a key term during the COVID-19 pandemic, when schools alternated between Präsenzunterricht (physical classroom teaching) and Distanzunterricht (remote learning). The term emphasises the physical presence of students and teacher in one room.

Examples

"Nach Monaten des Onlineunterrichts kehren die Schüler zum Präsenzunterricht zurück."

Natural Translation

After months of online teaching the pupils return to in-person instruction.

Literal Translation

After months of the online-teaching return the pupils to the presence-teaching back.

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