The reading passage and the professor's lecture are both discuss about professors who are appearing on different television programs. The reading passage states that, professors who are appearing on different television programs gain benefit for themselves and to the universities they are working at. The professor, on the other hand, disagrees with the reading passage. The professor explains that this television programs make them less professional and take away the time they supposed to spend for the university.
The author of the passage states that, by appearing on television programs, professors gain reputation from audience. The author says that the people may accept them as serious scholars. However, the professor disagrees. He argues that, the fellow scholars think that the professors who are appearing on television programs are not serious about their profession and moreover, they are good for entertaining rather than educating the students.
Next, the author of the passage explains that university also gets benefit because of the professor's television program. The author believes that the public may feel good about the university, as a result, gain more reputation, more money as well as more potential students. On this point too, the professor disagrees. She contends that, the professors appearing on television programs require more time for their preparation and appearance, so they won't get enough time to spend for their actual work in the university. Consequently, the university's reputation is going to affect.
Finally, the author explains that the viewers of this program will get in-depth knowledge about the subject the professors are teaching with. Once again, the professor refutes this idea. She says that viewers doesn't want in-depth knowledge about different topics. she goes on to say that a general idea about a specific topic is more than enough for the public, and that can be provided by any television reporter who does little bit of research.
The reading
passage
and the professor's lecture are both discuss about
professors
who
are
appearing
on
different
television
programs
. The reading
passage
states that,
professors
who
are
appearing
on
different
television
programs
gain benefit for themselves and to the
universities
they are working at.
The
professor
,
on the other hand
, disagrees with the reading
passage
.
The
professor
explains
that this
television
programs
make
them less professional and take away the time they supposed to spend for the university.
The
author
of the
passage
states that, by
appearing
on
television
programs
,
professors
gain reputation from audience.
The
author
says that the
people
may accept them as serious scholars.
However
, the
professor
disagrees. He argues that, the fellow scholars
think
that the
professors
who
are
appearing
on
television
programs
are not serious about their profession and
moreover
, they are
good
for entertaining
rather
than educating the students.
Next
, the
author
of the
passage
explains
that
university
also
gets
benefit
because
of the professor's
television
program
. The
author
believes that the public may feel
good
about the
university
,
as a result
, gain more reputation, more money
as well
as more potential students. On this point too, the
professor
disagrees. She contends that, the
professors
appearing
on
television
programs
require more time for their preparation and appearance,
so
they won't
get
enough
time to spend for their actual work in the
university
.
Consequently
, the university's reputation is going to affect.
Finally
, the
author
explains
that the viewers of this
program
will
get
in-depth knowledge about the subject the
professors
are teaching with. Once again, the
professor
refutes this
idea
. She says that viewers doesn't want in-depth knowledge about
different
topics.
she
goes on to say that a general
idea
about a specific topic is more than
enough
for the public, and that can
be provided
by any
television
reporter
who
does
little bit
of research.