ISSUE 13 "a variety of courses"
本帖最后由 Dr_JohnDoe 于 2012-11-10 20:22 编辑字数：522 不限时
提纲：
立场：学习其它课程有一定益处，但是不能强制要求，否则有悖高等教育的目的
（1）摆立场
（2）学习其它课程能帮助学生全面发展，还有助于就业
（3）但学生精力有限
（4）而且社会既需要通才也需要专才
（5）高等教育的最终目的是让学生自主思考，独立决策，因此选课应该由学生自己定夺
原题：
13) Universities should require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student's field of study.
Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the claim. In developing and supporting your position, be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.
正文：
Should university require every student to take a variety of courses outside the student’s field of study? The speaker contends so. Though I agree that such practice can be beneficial in some aspects, the speaker clearly overlooks several drawbacks of this practice. In fact, a mandatory requirement of course selection is clearly against the very aim of higher education, and the choice of courses should always be left to students.
The merits of learning a variety of courses outside one’s field of study is beyond a simple summation of knowledge, for it not only broadens a student’s vision but also creates more opportunities for his career. On the one hand, for instance, while such courses as literature and art provide insights into human nature, other courses including math and science enhances one’s logical thinking. Thereby taking both kinds of courses may effectively facilitate the all-round development of students. On the other hand, there is an increasing demand for inter-disciplinary talents in our society. Careers associated with finance and banking often requires skills in applied math, and many occupations in engineering also necessitates the proficiency in operating computer. Even in scientific research, we can discover that the merging of two seemingly irrelevant disciplines, such as bioinformatics and quantum economics, is getting increasingly popular. Hence, taking a variety of courses outside one’s field of study can help a student pursue a better career.
Nevertheless, it would be inappropriate to require every student to spend time learning courses outside their field of study. First and foremost, students’ time and energy is often too limited to pursue additional courses. This is especially the case when it comes to the fields of science and engineering where students are usually overburdened with homework and tasks within their own field. Therefore, such mandatory policy will undoubtedly place greater burdens on them. Consequently, they may have to spend more time coping with their homework assignments and less time participating in sports and social activities, which may detriment both their physical and mental health.
Besides, our society requires professionals as well as generalists. It should not be ignored that some students show great talent specializing in certain fields, and the best way to help them is to let them follow their own interests, otherwise their attention may be dissipated and their talents might be wasted. Such rationale also applies to graduate students whose chief responsibility is to delve into a narrow field of study rather than dabbling a variety of courses. This is not suggesting that being versatile is harmful. But if a scientist (or a scientist-to-be) does not focus his attention on his research, it is unlikely for him to make any substantive progress or accomplishment in his own field, irrespective of how he sophisticated he is in other fields of study.
Finally, we must always bear in mind that the ultimate aim of higher education is to enable students to think and act on their own. Students are entitled with the freedom to choose any course they would like to take, and universities should respect their choices. After all, it is them who have the best understanding of themselves.
欢迎斧正，谢谢！
提纲：原题并没有提到具体要学生花多少时间在其他课程上，既然承认适当学习其他课程是有益的，精力有限就不成为反对强制要求的理由。
In fact, a mandatory requirement of course selection is clearly against the very aim of higher education, and the choice of courses should always be left to students.
这两个东西好像不是并列关系吧？
Careers associated with finance and banking often requires skills in applied math, and many occupations in engineering also necessitates the proficiency in operating computer.
这两个例子似乎不能说明学习其他学科的意义——数学本来就是经济学的主干课程，基本的计算机水平也是工科的要求。
Besides, our society requires professionals as well as generalists.professional是形容词，应该用professionalism.
Finally似乎通常是指结束了，最后一点用One last point可能好些，仅供参考。
Students are entitled with the freedom to choose...entitle是被授权的意思，用在freedom上可能不如have the right.另外，最后一段的观点中的Ultimate有待商榷。
全文没有总结段，最好有。
水平有限，仅供参考
我的习作帖：
Issue3 第一篇新G，求拍。
https://bbs.gter.net/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1479196&fromuid=2761338
skywalker2009 发表于 2012-11-18 17:34 static/image/common/back.gif
提纲：原题并没有提到具体要学生花多少时间在其他课程上，既然承认适当学习其他课程是有益的，精力有限就不 ...
谢谢，我这篇写的确实很成问题，没想到好例子，可能说工程人员需要管理知识会比较靠谱。不过professional确实是有名词的 本帖最后由 vngogher 于 2012-12-12 14:27 编辑
这篇貌似没有明确提到 be sure to address the most compelling reasons and/or examples that could be used to challenge your position.虽然第一段是承认题目论点的合理性，但是这个写作指引的范文我没看过，不知道该怎么安排the most compelling reasons/ examples才算符合ETS 的口味。
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