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Cam 18 Writing Test 2
Cam 18 Writing Test 2
Writing Task 2:
Some university students want to learn about other subjects in addition to
their main subjects. Others believe it is more important to give all their
time and attention to studying for a qualification. Discuss both these
views and give your own opinion.
In this day and age, learning the subjects that are not included in
education programs has been discussed more by universities. The first
group argued that the students need to learn these subjects besides their
main ones, while the opposite side supposed that learning extra subjects
is not necessary because it is a waste of time. In this essay, I will explain
the reasons for both sides and show my opinion.
Firstly, learning additional subjects allows the students to become
all-around citizens. To be more specific, nowadays, plenty of recruiters
ask their candidates if they have any other skills or extra knowledge
besides their major, so it is reasonable for universities to teach the extra
knowledge instead of training major subjects only. To illustrate, students
who graduated with a law major will be tested on foreign languages,
communication skills and social knowledge before being hired into the
companies so that is why many universities have started to teach about
these kinds of subjects for the learners. In my opinion, I agree with these
universities because knowledge in addition may help people in the future,
become more active to live better lives.
On the other hand, the others thought that it is unnecessary to teach
the subjects which are not really related with students’ major because of
its wasting. For example, the students who are educated to become
scientists tend to work in laboratories where they will not use
communication skills or social knowledge much. Moreover, these kinds
of people believe that focusing 100% percent in the major helps the
students to save time, money and upgrade their important knowledge
faster and more effectively instead of wasting the resource on the things
that are not really critical.
In conclusion, it is no doubt that educating the subjects in addition
gives learners multiple positive impacts. From my perspective, it is right
for the school to add more subjects into their education programs.