I used both... I thought terms meant autumn term, winter & spring terms etc, seperated by the christmas, easter and summer breaks while semester marked the second part of the academic year where new modules would start.
I used both... I thought terms meant autumn term, winter & spring terms etc, seperated by the christmas, easter and summer breaks while semester marked the second part of the academic year where new modules would start.
Same with me, my university uses both for different things. Theres 3 terms in the year; autumn, spring and then summer. With Christmas, Easter and Summer in-between. Whereas there are 2 semesters in the year; autumn (September through until the end of the January exam season) and then spring (week after the January exam season where new modules start until the end of the academic year in June).
I used both... I thought terms meant autumn term, winter & spring terms etc, seperated by the christmas, easter and summer breaks while semester marked the second part of the academic year where new modules would start.
Well they're different things at most uni's. Terms are the periods between holidays and semesters are a grouping of teaching and examination periods. e.g. you might have 9 week terms but semesters will be 12+3 teaching and exam weeks.
At school when uni students came back to visit teachers etc I always thought they were really pretentious when they said 'semester', but I call it a semester now I'm here- everyone at uni/all the lecturers call it semester!
I was always under the impression this was what most universities used (mine does, at least) and that semester was the americanised version of the word.