Longman Mini-Test1
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The passage and the recording discuss theproblem about the courses choice in the Sociology Department of StateUniversity.
In the passage we know that the facultiesof that department face the problem that they receive the negative comments andthen they decide to make a change about the curriculum. At present, thestudents are required to take 5 required courses and 3 additional electivecourses. They decide to add the required ones up to 5 and the other reduce to3. They think then broader topics could be covered in the courses for allstudents. This change would affect all students in the department immediately.
In the recording, someone talks about theproblem of the execution of that decision. The policy of the University forbidsthe rule to have effect on the students who are always in the partway of theprogram. Thus the ones who start the programs will complain because those onewho are in the partway can graduate with 5 required courses and 3 electivecourses. What the department can do is to recommend these students follow therule rather than to force them to do so.
The passage and the recording discuss theproblem about the courses choice in the Sociology Department of StateUniversity.
In the passage we know that the facultiesof that department face the problem that they receive the negative comments andthen they decide to make a change about the curriculum. At present, thestudents are required to take 5 required courses and 3 additional electivecourses. They decide to add the required ones up to 5 and the other reduce to3. They think then broader topics could be covered in the courses for allstudents. This change would affect all students in the department immediately.
In the recording, someone talks about theproblem of the execution of that decision. The policy of the University forbidsthe 这里好像不是学校禁止各个系这样做,而是学生可能不会接受这个新政策因为学校没有授权各个系有增加学生课程的权力,因此影响新政策实施的是学生是否愿意接受吧 rule to have effect on the students who are always in the partway of theprogram. Thus the ones who start the programs will complain because those onewho are in the partway can graduate with 5 required courses and 3 electivecourses. What the department can do is to recommend these students follow therule rather than to force them to do so.