заочное образование vs. экстернат

English translation: distance education vs. equivalency testing (OR: external degree program)

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Russian term or phrase:	заочное образование vs. экстернат
English translation:	distance education vs. equivalency testing (OR: external degree program)
Entered by:	Susan Welsh

16:37 Sep 30, 2016

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy / survey of students

Russian term or phrase: заочное образование vs. экстернат

These are two categories on a survey (among others, such as "evening" or "daytime"), of which the student has to choose which one applies to him. From what I can figure out, these two terms are very similar. I've got "distance" for the first and "non-residential" for second; but frankly in English those frequently mean the same thing. There must be a difference in the Russian system, since students can only choose one answer.

Thanks!

Susan Welsh KudoZ activity Questions: 524 (none open) (22 closed without grading) Answers: 462 United States
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distance education vs. equivalency testing

Explanation:
In the former case, you have a specific curriculum and may spend a few weeks a year at the school anyway (pre-exam consultations + exams).
The latter is entirely do-it-yourself, you set your own pace (often faster than standard) and only take the exams to prove your level of knowledge.
There may be slight variations, this is what it generally is.

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Sometimes the former also includes a certain minimum of resident courses, e.g. laboratory practice.

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Actually, sometimes there is also a distinction being made between the true distance education ("дистанционное образование") and extramural programs with short resident phases ("заочное образование").

Selected response from:

Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Local time: 21:41

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Thanks everybody!
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distance education vs. equivalency testing

Anton Konashenok

distance training vs. externship

Lisa Grishechko

part-time education vs. external studies

Yulstar

distance learning vs. visiting student program

Rachel Douglas

Answers

9 mins confidence:

distance learning vs. visiting student program

Explanation:
Don't have time to research it, but I think that "экстернат" refers to the taking of courses (or at least of exams) by students not enrolled at a given institution. In a list, you could omit "program."

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 15:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 76

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

distance education vs. equivalency testing

Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Local time: 21:41
Native speaker of:

Russian,

English
PRO pts in category: 40

Grading comment

Thanks everybody!

5 hrs confidence:

distance training vs. externship

Explanation:
Distance education / distance learning are pretty much valid, but distance training is a more frequently used term.

As to экстернат, another appropriate option would be external studies.

Lisa Grishechko
Russian Federation
Local time: 22:41
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thanks, Lisa. "Distance training" sounds more like something a company would use, rather than university students. (Education is not the same thing as training, after all.) Some of the sources here use both terms, as distinct: https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22distance+training%22&btnG=&hl=en&as_sdt=1%2C47&as_vis=1

2 days 6 hrs confidence:

part-time education vs. external studies

Explanation:
In Russia I was a full-time student (opposed to the part-time) at the University but I have come across the external studies. It has in common with the part-time education the fact that you don't need to go to the educational institution daily. You have to take the exams and to meet the requirements. But if you chose part-time education - you have lectures and other forms of classes before the exams. Usually 2 weeks studies before the exams. These classes are required to take to get ready for the exams better.
External studies are the studies that you do on your own in a very short time. It is seldom connected with the Higher education. As for me, I did external studies after leaving the school at the age of 15 (usually we study at school till 18) for college that doesn't provide Higher education. And when I decided to go to the University I took up external studies to get a Russian analogue of GCE. I did the studies of the 10th and 11th forms for one year.
To sum up, these two forms of education are not the same in Russia

Yulstar
Russian Federation
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

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