The reading passage states that the professors’ television appearances have a great benefit on the professor’s and universities reputation and a positive influence on the public who watches those TV shows and provides three reasons for support. However, the speaker questions if the TV appearance is really a good thing for everybody involved and refutes each of the author’s reason.
First, the article claims that the professors gain reputation by having shows on TV because the audience is larger than the audience in a conference room, for example. The professor refutes this idea by saying that in contrary, the professors who lecture at TV might lose professional credibility among their academic fellow. She said that one negative consequence will be that the professors will not get the invitations to professional conferences and will encounter difficulties to find money for their academic research.
Second, the reading passage asserts that university will benefit as the result of its professors TV appearance because will receive positive publicity and fame. The lecturer contradicts this point by saying that professors will spend too much time to prepare themselves for TV shows. This time will be taken from the time that the professor spends on campus by doing research and talking with the students.
Third, according to the article the public will benefit from the knowledge presented by the professors on TV. In normal circumstances the large audience might not be familiar or interested with the academic subject and by watching this type of shows will have the chance to improve their knowledge regarding to the presented subject. The professor refutes this view by saying that even if professor has the intention to present the subject in discussion in deep details, the network televisions don’t want academic materials presented on TV for “after dinner” viewer. In conclusion the materials presented by a knowledgeable professor will not contain more information than the same material presented by a reporter who did his or her homework.
The reading passage states that the
professors’
television appearances have a great benefit on the
professor’s
and universities reputation and a
positive
influence on the public who
watches
those TV
shows
and provides three reasons for support.
However
, the speaker questions if the TV appearance is
really
a
good
thing for everybody involved and refutes each of the author’s reason.
First
, the article claims that the
professors
gain reputation by having
shows
on TV
because
the audience is larger than the audience in a conference room,
for example
. The
professor
refutes this
idea
by saying that in contrary, the
professors
who lecture at TV might lose professional credibility among their
academic
fellow. She said that one
negative
consequence will be that the
professors
will not
get
the invitations to professional conferences and will encounter difficulties to find money for their
academic
research.
Second, the reading passage asserts that university will benefit as the result of its
professors
TV appearance
because
will receive
positive
publicity and fame. The lecturer contradicts this point by saying that
professors
will spend too much time to prepare themselves for TV
shows
. This time will
be taken
from the time that the
professor
spends on campus by doing research and talking with the students.
Third, according to the article the public will benefit from the knowledge
presented
by the
professors
on TV. In normal circumstances the large audience might not be familiar or interested with the
academic
subject and by watching this type of
shows
will have the chance to
improve
their knowledge
regarding to
the
presented
subject. The
professor
refutes this view by saying that even if
professor
has the intention to present the subject in discussion in deep
details
, the network televisions don’t want
academic
materials
presented
on TV for “after dinner” viewer.
In conclusion
the materials
presented
by a knowledgeable
professor
will not contain more information than the same material
presented
by a reporter who did
his or her
homework.