> 歴史の授業は大きい教室でやります。歴史の先生は日本人で、授業 **では** あまり英語を使いません。

Is it composed of “で+は“ while は just highlights the noun before it? But if
that’s the case then does 授業 here refer to a period of time?
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What’s the usage of “では” in this sentence?
授業 does not refer to a period of time, but rather the class in general. The
second sentence translates as "The history teacher is Japanese, and rarely
uses English in her classes." The では is frequently used in negations, but
particularly where you are stressing the modifier vs the verb:

Compare:

  * 私はあまり新宿で買い物しません - I rarely go shopping in Shinjuku.
  * 私はあまり新宿では買い物しません - I rarely go shopping in Shinjuku.

In verbal English, you could stress Shinjuku to produce the second meaning,
Implying that you might shop in other places which are not Shinjuku. The first
sentence might imply that you do other things in Shinjuku, just not shopping.
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