Why does Frank tell Rita the story of the theology student?
Because he is training her to give correct answers to pass the university examination in literature and not the kind of answer given by the theology student who failed the exam, that is to say a short though clever one. Exam questions are expected to be well developed. So, she should give arguments as well as her reasons supporting them.
Besides, Frank wants her to develop her ideas about the book he selected for her to read so as to know how much she has understood it and evaluate her work accordingly.
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Who decides what's acceptable at school exams, Lili? When you say "exam questions are expected to be well developed", whose expectations are you taking into account?
I'd like to especially invite you to visit a page in our class wiki: Standard English and see how that might relate to our discussion here.
Cheers,
Gladys
Hi Gladys,
Teachers or examiners do, I suppose. I mean, there is an expected or a standard level in answering questions, according to each course.
In this case, I was taking into account examiner's expectations at Open University where Rita wants to sit exam.
Really, the page "Standard English" is very interesting. Thank you.
Kisses,
Lili
I guess teachers and examiners would in turn "blame" school heads and educational authorities in turn, Lili... :-P Now, how about students? Do they have any "power" in this and other issues that directly affect their school life? How fair is this in a democratic community (as school should be when within a democratic society).
Food for thought!
LOL,
Gladys
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