tutorage
Definition
- Noun:
- The position or responsibility of a tutor: "tutorage" refers to the status, duties, or role of being a tutor, especially in an academic or guardianship context.
- The act or period of tutoring: It can also denote the process or duration of providing individual instruction or guidance to a student.
Usage Examples
- (She took on the responsibility of being the child's tutor and guardian.)
- (He was given the role of tutoring new students.)
- (The period of being tutored resulted in better academic performance.)
Advanced Usage
"under the tutorage of": being guided or instructed by a specific tutor.
- The young musician developed her skills under the tutorage of a renowned pianist. (She was taught and mentored by an expert.)
"tutorage system": a structured method of education involving individual or small-group instruction.
- The college's tutorage system allowed for personalized learning. (The approach emphasized one-on-one teaching.)
Variants and Related Words
- Tutor (n): a private teacher or instructor.
- He hired a tutor for mathematics. (A teacher for individual lessons.)
- Tutorial (n/adj): a session of intensive instruction; relating to a tutor.
- She attended a tutorial on essay writing. (A small-group teaching session.)
- Tutored (adj): having received instruction from a tutor.
- The tutored child excelled in the exam. (The child was taught individually.)
Synonyms
- Mentorship: the guidance provided by a mentor.
- Guardianship: the position of being legally responsible for a minor.
- Instruction: the act of teaching or educating.
Related Idioms
"Take someone under one's tutorage": to assume responsibility for teaching or guiding someone.
- The professor took the promising student under his tutorage. (He began to mentor the student closely.)
"A period of tutorage": a specific time during which one is being taught.
- His period of tutorage lasted two years. (The duration of his instruction.)