Phrase guide

medium of instruction

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A language used in teaching.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: education, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology

Examples

  • English and Cantonese are the mediums of instruction in most Hong Kong schools at the primary and secondary level.

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Cebuano: pinulongan sa pagtudlo — language used in teaching
  • Chinese Mandarin: 授課語言 /授课语言 (shòukè yǔyán) — language used in teaching
  • Esperanto: lingvo de instruado — language used in teaching
  • Finnish: opetuskieli — language used in teaching
  • German: Schulsprache — language used in teaching
  • Tagalog: wikang panturo — language used in teaching
  • Tamil: பயிற்றுமொழி (payiṟṟumoḻi) — language used in teaching