Most of the professors in the Department of Applied Foreign Languages strongly suggest that an English major should reach an acceptable score of a standardized English proficiency test (e.g., TOEIC, IELTS) before graduation. Otherwise, he or she should not be qualified for graduating with a college diploma. Do you agree or disagree with such policy? Support your arguments with specific examples. • Write your essay in the box.
|As time changes, the opportunities of studying at college are more than the past. Then, more and more people can get the|
|college diploma easily. However, due to the change it can devaluate the importance of the college diploma, so that |
|getting a professional license or attending proficiency test seems to become a trend. Hence, I agree with such policy. |
|The students, especially English majors, have to reach an acceptable score of a standardized test before graduation. |
|There are three reasons below. |
|First of all, doing well on the English proficiency test is a convincible certification for the English major. Because |
|of stereotype, most people may think English majors’ English abilities of are pretty well. In order to show their |
|professional abilities, the majors have to past or reach an acceptable score of a standardized English proficiency test.|
|For example, when a major takes a part time to be an English tutor, the certification is a good tool to prove his |
|English abilities. |
|Secondly, the policy can remain the quality of Applied Foreign Languages Department. As the English major, the courses |
|at college must relate to plenty of English ability trainings. Therefore, the policy can urge the majors’ learning and |
|let the majors’ professional abilities be up to a level after