Õpetamis

Õpetamis is an Estonian noun that denotes the act or practice of teaching. In everyday Estonian, the more common noun for this concept is õpetamine, which refers to the general process of teaching or instruction. Õpetamis is found mainly in formal, scholarly, or linguistic contexts where the focus is on teaching as a phenomenon or area of study.

The word is derived from the verb õpetama “to teach” and is used primarily in abstracts or discussions of pedagogy. It may appear in compounds such as õpetamisviisid (teaching methods) or õpetamisprotsess (the teaching process). Its usage can carry a slightly more formal or abstract nuance than õpetamine and is often encountered in academic or theoretical writing.

In education discourse, teaching practices and methods are central to classroom activity and teacher preparation. The Estonian term for the broader field is pedagoogika, while specific aspects are discussed with terms like õpetus (instruction) and õpetamisviisid. The distinction between teaching as an activity and teaching as a field of study is more pronounced in scholarly writing than in everyday speech.

See also: Pedagoogika, Õpetamine, Õpetus.