I had a free this lesson

[englishhobby]

Below is an extract from a student's account of his daily routine. Is his language natural (would a native speaker of English use such language?)? Does the phrase I had a free this lesson sound natural, too?

(I have taken it from here:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/A_day_in_the_life_of_a_college_student

Are the texts produced by native speakers, by the way?)

First Lesson I had Psychology which is 9-10.30, the longest lesson of the day- we just worked on our assignment that's in in a couple of weeks, was alright. Second lesson 10.45-11.45- I had a free this lesson, from 10.45-11.30 I went to the library and did my sociology homework that is in tommorow so I didnt have to do it tonight, good times.

 

[Barb_D]

Below is an extract from a student's account of his daily routine. Is his language natural (would a native speaker of English use such language?)? Does the phrase I had a free this lesson sound natural, too?

(I have taken it from here:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/wiki/A_day_in_the_life_of_a_college_student

Are the texts produced by native speakers, by the way?)

First Lesson I had Psychology which is 9-10.30, the longest lesson of the day- we just worked on our assignment that's in in a couple of weeks, was alright. Second lesson 10.45-11.45- I had a free this lesson, from 10.45-11.30 I went to the library and did my sociology homework that is in tommorow so I didnt have to do it tonight, good times.

In the U.S., we refer to "periods" instead of lessons.
Assignments are "due" not "in."
So I'm going to rewrite it the way an American teen would.

First period, I had Psychology from 9-10:30. It's the longest period of the day. We just worked on our assignment that's due in a couple weeks. It was all right. Second period was 10:45-11:45. I have a study hall then so from 10:45 to 11:30 I went to the library and did the Sociology homework that's due tomorrow so I don't have to do it tonight. Good times.

 

[englishhobby]

In the U.S., we refer to "periods" instead of lessons.
Assignments are "due" not "in."
So I'm going to rewrite it the way an American teen would.

First period, I had Psychology from 9-10:30. It's the longest period of the day. We just worked on our assignment that's due in a couple weeks. It was all right. Second period was 10:45-11:45. I have a study hall then so from 10:45 to 11:30 I went to the library and did the Sociology homework that's due tomorrow so I don't have to do it tonight. Good times.

Does a study hall mean a free period between classes?

 

[Barb_D]

No, it's a regularly scheduled period when no class is scheduled. It's not "between" classes because it's a regular class period for other people.

 

[Tarheel]

And you are expected to study (presumably working on your class assignments), which is, of course, why they call it study hall.

 

[englishhobby]

A useful addition to my other thread: https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/233827-a-free-period-between-two-classes


Can I use a study hall to describe a similar free period a teacher has in their schedule? Or is it only for students?

 

[Tarheel]

Study hall is only for students. There is nothing similar for teachers.

 

[emsr2d2]

Teachers don't have any free time. Everyone knows that. Well, all teachers know that! ;-)

 

[Tdol]

It might sound odd, but it makes sense- the person had a free slot/lesson/period at this time.

 

[Skrej]

Here in the US we'd call those non-teaching periods 'prep periods' or 'prep time'. Those might be combined with what are referred to as 'office hours', which are time slots teachers are available for questions or discussions.