What Electives To Choose(新东方周雷版)
Directions: For this part, you are allowed 30 minute to write a short essay on the topic of Elective courses to choose. You should write at least 120 words following the outline given bellow:
1、各大学开设了多种多样的选修课
2、学生因为各种原因选择了不同的选修课
3、以你自己为例……
With the reform of Chinese higher education, more and more colleges and universities put emphasis on nurturing students’ abilities. As a result, elective courses are available not only for excellent academic performers but also for students about the average level.
Certainly, students have different reasons to choose their own electives. For some, practical skills are the essence of college education, and therefore, courses on computer science, marketing, and finance are highly preferred. On the other hand, others may hold the idea of liberal education and electives concerning literature, history, and philosophy are the most welcome.
Take me as an example: being a disciple of free education, I stand for the notion that university is not a place for survival skills, but a palace of knowledge and critical reasoning. Although my major is chemistry, the electives I attend most frequently are English literature, an Introduction to Classic Music, and Different Schools of Western Painting. They really widen my horizon.
