94T"Universities should require every student to take a variety of coursesoutside the student's field of study because acquiring knowledge of variousacademic disciplines is the best way to become truly educated."
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大学应该要求学生学习本专业以外的课程,因为让学生们了解不同学科的知识才是教育的真谛所在
Position:专业知识的深入程度和多学科知识的广度,两者是相辅相成(Complementary)的
① 1. 对学好本学科有帮助,因为知识在逻辑体系上是互通的,各个学科之间的相互交织。Since various disciplines wereinterrelated, the study of courses outside the students’ own field may benefitthe study of their own major.如:力学中的理论可用于美术;如:公共行政学生需要了解心理学、管理学、政治学的发展
② 2. 在全球化进程的今天,只学习某个专业内的知识已经不能满足需要了In today’s technologicallyadvanced society it is impossible for those who focus their attention on theconcerning fields to satisfy the needs for the future society. 首先,广泛的学习各种知识能够拓宽视野。(broaden our vision | cultivatefull-blown market of ideas | a broad spectrum of opinions | get closer to thetruth | come to the best judgment.) True education amounts to far more than gaining theknowledge and ability to excel in one’s major course of study and in one’sprofessional career.其次,可以让学生发现她真正感兴趣的研究方向。By exploring subjects outsidetheir own major, students may find new academic fields where lie their realinterest and potential gift. ③ 3. 广泛学习的同时不能忽视专业知识的学习。
过分强调学习其他学科的重要性可能会导致学生忽视专业知识的学习
unduly emphasize the importance of studying the course outsider may lead thestudents neglecting the knowledge of certain fields of study, and thereby haveno capability to engage any realm of employment or research work. On the otherhand, compel student to place most of the attentions on the professional fieldsalso may falls into another extreme and eventually make the students impossibleto catch up with the development of the science and technology |