non-formal
adjective
(alsononformal)uk/ˌnɒnˈfɔː.məl/us/ˌnɑːnˈfɔːr.məl/non-formaladjective(NOT OFFICIAL)
Non-formallanguage,clothes, andbehaviouraresuitableforoccasionsthat are notseriousorofficial:
It's ashirtthat can bewornon bothformaland non-formaloccasions.
The word israrelyfoundin non-formalusage.
- It's anopportunityforstaffandstudentstointeractin a non-formal way.
- It will be a non-formaleveningsodressaccordingly.
- Theatmospherewas nonformal,friendly, and veryrelaxed.
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- casualization
- ceremonious
- ceremoniously
- ceremony
- formality
- formally
- genteel
- genteelly
- gentility
- grace
- mindyourp's and q'sidiom
- non-U
- not the done thingidiom
- over-familiar
- propriety
- solemnity
- unbuttoned
- valediction
- valedictory
non-formaladjective(EDUCATION)
Non-formaleducationortrainingis notreceivedin aschoolorcollege:
There is agrowingnon-formal pre-schoolmarket.
Thiskindofeducationis non-formal and does notleadto aqualification.
- They haveestablisheda nonformalschoolin theregionwhich could be amodelfor othercommunities.
- Non-formaleducationisarrangedfor the mostinaccessiblevillages.
- Thecharityset up a non-formaleducationprogrammetoprovidebasiceducationforchildrenwho cannot beaccommodatedwithin theformalschoolsystem.
Types of education
- abstinence education
- abstinence programme
- abstinence-only
- academically
- adaptive learning
- CAL
- child-centred
- classroom
- communicative
- heuristic
- homeschooler
- homeschooling
- hothouse
- hybrid
- m-learning
- mainstreaming
- mobile learning
- nursery
- special educational needs
- vocationally