Reflections from VCU English Language Learners

Instructor: Audrey Short
English Language Program
Virginia Commonwealth University
Mon Nov 2

Universities should require students to take classes in many subjects

GOOD POINTS, BAO.  PLEASE REMEMBER TO THINK ABOUT COUNTER-ARGUMENTS.

“ALTHOUGH SOME STUDENTS MAY SAY THAT IT IS A WASTE OF MONEY AND TIME TO TAKE SUBJECTS NOT RELATED TO THEIR MAJOR, I WOULD ARGUE THAT THIS TIME AND MONEY IS VERY WELL SPENT SINCE STUDENTS NEED THE GUIDANCE FROM TEACHERS TO LEARN HOW TO THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT SUBJECTS THAT THEY KNOW LITTLE ABOUT.  UNDERGRADUATE UNIVERSITY STUDENTS ARE GENERALLY NOT ABLE TO SELF-TEACH AND THEREFORE BROAD UNIVERSITY CURRICULUMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP STUDENTS GAIN EXPOSURE TO A VARIETY OF TOPICS.  FURTHERMORE, STUDENTS MAY FIND THAT OTHER SUBJECTS RELATE TO THEIR MAJOR.  FOR EXAMPLE, A STUDENT WHO WANTS TO BECOME A NURSE MAY FIND THAT LEARNING ABOUT PUBLIC POLICY MAY SHAPE HOW S/HE VIEWS THE FIELD OF NURSING.”

rosebian:

I think you have very good and strong ideas. However, many people will not disagree with you opinion such as students may waste their money because of tuition for unnecessary subject, or they will get more stress, so i think you should have argument in your third paragraph.

: Universities should require students to take classes in many subjects for three reasons.

1.The mine purpose of universities is giving a opportunity to accumulate knowledge of all students. Students try to learn more by taking classes. However, some students want to take classes only what they want. This will not help to collect their knowledge in many ways. Therefore, universities should require students to take classes in many subjects.

2. students will be given more options to choose their futures. If students take many different subjects, they will realize what they really want to do in the future. While they are learning, they will find which is good or which is not good for themselves.

3.It will give them wide sence by taking many subjects. People do not know what is going to happen in the future. If students learn as much as they can, they will know many kinds of information and they can apply to their real lives when they need.