Tugas Modul : Learning Task M1 LA3 Part 2: Comparing analytical exposition texts with

other texts (TASK 5)

Nama : Nurmaini. S.Pd

Sekolah : SMPN 01 PALMATAK

TASK 5 LA3

Use your own words to develop the two supporting ideas available in the text below.

Compulsory Attendance in College

On my first day of class in an American university, I discovered that there are many differences

between universities in US and in my country. One difference hit me immediately when the

professor walked into the classroom dressed in casual pants and a sports shirt. Then he sat down,

and I received a second shock. He sat down on the desk, not behind the desk. The biggest shock

happened when he passed out a piece of paper listing the requirements of the class. I learned that

I was not allowed to miss any classes! In my country, professors do not know or care if students

attend lectures, but in the United States, professors actually call the roll at the beginning of each

class meeting. In my opinion, compulsory attendance in college is completely inappropriate for

two reasons.

College students are adults, not elementary school children. They have an ability to determine

which of the acts that they should be doing and which is not because the college students have a

different mindset with the elementary school schildren. They are able to determine what they need

in the course so they will not neglect to improve their knowledge even though they are not

attending the class

Students often have other obligations such as jobs and family. There are many college students

working while studying, because some of them go to collage with their own expense. Some of

them also already have a family and sometimes the affairs involving the family are more important

than attending the class so the students tend to leave the class because they think the class can be

replaced by learning independently.

To summarize, attendance in college classes should be optional. Students may already know the

material that the professor will cover. Sometimes the professor lectures on material that is in the

textbook, so students can read it on their own time. Therefore, in my opinion, compulsory

attendance in college classes should be abolished.

(Source: Oshima and Hogue. 2007. Introduction to Academic Writing).