One frequent topic of discussion is the main function of universities. I would provide my own opinion on this issue through discussing whether the knowledge and skills provided by universities should be employment-oriented.
On the one hand, it is necessary to consider the needs of employers when universities decide what to teach, particularly when facing fierce competition in today’s labor market. Only by being equipped with skills and knowledge need in workplace can graduates meet job requirements, becoming capable competitors when seeking jobs after graduation, and therefore land a job more easily than those do not have required qualifications. For example, without learning clinical knowledge, nursing students could not be offered a job by any hospital. They might consequently find it hard to survive and thrive in the society.
On the other hand, merely teaching university students the things that are aimed at finding a job might limit students’ potential and development. As a key place of personal development, universities should not ignore its effect on shaping a person’s value sets and developing their interests. This requires providing a comprehensive curriculum system. For example, it is the wide range of selective coursed in universities that provide students opportunities to find where their genuine passion lies and what they are really good at. Had not they known themselves well, they would never end up with a dream job, and they might also lose the way to stretch their potential.
Above analysis suggests that although there are merits of providing university students with job-related knowledge and skills for the sake of students’ career, universities never should forget its function of developing students’ potential and interests. This is because good tertiary education does not only mean making graduates qualified for a job, but also need to give students the access to what they love to learn and what they can learn very well.
- Today, the high sales of popular consumer goods reflect the power of advertising and not the real needs of the society in which they are sold. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 84
- Humans tend to copy one another, especially in fashion, choice of cloths and consumer goods. Do you agree or disagree. Provide your reasons and example from your own experience. 23
- Some people think that universities should provide graduates with the knowledge and skills needed in the workplace. Others think that the true function of a university should be to give access to knowledge for its own sake, regardless of whether the cours 84
- The tendency of human race copying each other is shown in the popularity of fashion in clothes and other consumer products. To what extent do you agree or disagree? 93
- It has become easier and more affordable for people to travel to other countries. Do you think it is a positive or a negative development? Give your opinion and relevant examples from your experience. 71
Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, consequently, if, really, so, therefore, well, for example, on the other hand
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 10.0 13.1623246493 76% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 13.0 7.85571142285 165% => OK
Conjunction : 12.0 10.4138276553 115% => OK
Relative clauses : 7.0 7.30460921844 96% => OK
Pronoun: 25.0 24.0651302605 104% => OK
Preposition: 37.0 41.998997996 88% => OK
Nominalization: 8.0 8.3376753507 96% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 1700.0 1615.20841683 105% => OK
No of words: 310.0 315.596192385 98% => OK
Chars per words: 5.48387096774 5.12529762239 107% => OK
Fourth root words length: 4.19604776685 4.20363070211 100% => OK
Word Length SD: 3.18177039574 2.80592935109 113% => OK
Unique words: 184.0 176.041082164 105% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.593548387097 0.561755894193 106% => OK
syllable_count: 520.2 506.74238477 103% => OK
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.7 1.60771543086 106% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 7.0 5.43587174349 129% => OK
Interrogative: 0.0 0.384769539078 0% => OK
Article: 0.0 2.52805611222 0% => OK
Subordination: 1.0 2.10420841683 48% => OK
Conjunction: 3.0 0.809619238477 371% => Less conjunction wanted as sentence beginning.
Preposition: 4.0 4.76152304609 84% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 13.0 16.0721442886 81% => Need more sentences. Double check the format of sentences, make sure there is a space between two sentences, or have enough periods. And also check the lengths of sentences, maybe they are too long.
Sentence length: 23.0 20.2975951904 113% => OK
Sentence length SD: 62.2236850584 49.4020404114 126% => OK
Chars per sentence: 130.769230769 106.682146367 123% => OK
Words per sentence: 23.8461538462 20.7667163134 115% => OK
Discourse Markers: 6.76923076923 7.06120827912 96% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 0.0 5.01903807615 0% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 9.0 8.67935871743 104% => OK
Sentences with negative sentiment : 1.0 3.9879759519 25% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 3.0 3.4128256513 88% => OK
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.26517870432 0.244688304435 108% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.0896758393209 0.084324248473 106% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.0850721421933 0.0667982634062 127% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.18174422092 0.151304729494 120% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0649437285035 0.056905535591 114% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 16.3 13.0946893788 124% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 39.67 50.2224549098 79% => OK
smog_index: 11.2 7.44779559118 150% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 13.4 11.3001002004 119% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 14.8 12.4159519038 119% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 9.11 8.58950901804 106% => OK
difficult_words: 85.0 78.4519038076 108% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 15.0 9.78957915832 153% => OK
gunning_fog: 11.2 10.1190380762 111% => OK
text_standard: 15.0 10.7795591182 139% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 84.2696629213 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 7.5 Out of 9
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