IELTS SKILLS

👉 [WRITING SAMPLE - DISTANCE LEARNING]

⁉️ Nowadays, distance-learning programs are such a common thing for us (the study material by post, by internet), but some people argue that courses can never be taken as good as those by attending a college or university in person. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

✅ To keep abreast of the 21st century, large numbers of people are seeking to receive tertiary education. Distance learning, a state-of-the-art educational model, has received wide currency among qualification seekers. Despite being an important alternative to formal education, whether distance learning can achieve the same effect as the traditional form of university education, going to university directly, is genuinely open to discussion.

✅ Distance learning, first of all, requires a high degree of maturity and commitment from students because it proceeds in the absence of teachers or tutors. It suits those self-motivated and self-directed students, instead of those who have difficulty in self-scheduling and independent learning. For those who generally lack motivation and self-control, their learning efforts tend to be disorganized, futile and fragmentary. They will overtime develop bad study habits and lag behind their peers.

✅ The second weakness of distance learning is its over-dependence on the media. Media has a myriad of contents that are likely to divert students’ attention from their study. Online games and browsing web pages, for example, consume much of young learners’ time. In addition, sitting in front of the computer for several hours in succession might cause boredom, fatigue and other physical problems. The university campus, in contrast, leaves no chance for this kind of problems, because students are supervised and monitored by faculty members. Meanwhile, their interactions with classmates are constant. It is beneficial for learners to organize teamwork and develop interpersonal relationships.

✅ As indicated above, no circumstance can distance learning be taken as a qualified substitute for traditional methods of learning. Learners’ low motivation and commitment, inadequate interactions with teachers and some other inherent problems have made it nearly impossible to replace a traditional class with a virtual class.

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👉 [VOCABULARY]:

☘️ ( n ) distance learning = distance-learning courses = remotely delivered courses = remote delivery courses = virtual classes = the classes in the respective streams = online courses = online-platform programs = classes delivered online : khóa/chương trình học đào tạo từ xa

☘️ ( adj ) state-of-the-art = modern = up-to-date = contemporary : hiện đại.

☘️ ( n ) currency = popularity = prevalence = commonness = widespread presence = extensiveness = ubiquitousness: sự phổ biến.

☘️ ( n ) qualification seekers = people who seek/pursue qualification = degree seekers = degree-seeking students : người tìm kiếm bằng cấp đại học.

☘️ ( n ) usefulness = effectuality = fruitfulness = efficacy = productiveness = productivity: sự hiệu quả.

☘️ ( n ) an alternative to = a substitute for: thay thế cho cái gì.

☘️ ( n ) formal education = traditional form of education = in-person education : giáo dục truyền thống, giáo dục chính quy.

☘️ ( v ) be open to discussion = be subject to modification = be taken into account = be considered = deserve/receive/need consideration : xem xét.

☘️ ( n ) maturity = matureness = adulthood = coming-of-age : trưởng thành.

☘️ ( n ) commitment = dedication = devotion = adherence = attentiveness : sự tuân thủ, sự cam kết.

☘️ ( adj ) self-directed = independent = self-ruling = self-reliant = self standing = self-supporting : tự định hướng, độc lập

☘️ ( n ) absence = nonattendance = nonappearance : vắng mặt

☘️ ( n ) truancy = absenteeism: trốn học, vắng mặt

☘️ ( adj ) disorganized = of lacking organization = unorganized = disorderly = disordered = muddled = unsystematic = fragmentary = unarranged : không có tổ chức, lộn xộn

☘️ ( adj ) futile = vain = ineffectual = ineffective = fruitless = pointless = inefficacious = unproductive = worthless = in vain = of no use: không hiệu quả

☘️ ( v ) fall/lag behind one’s friends = fall/lag behind one’s friends = drop behind/back = not keep up with one’s peers : thụt lùi so với ai/cái gì

☘️ ( n ) over-dependence = over-reliance = excessive dependence = excessive reliance : quá phụ thuộc

☘️ ( art ) a myriad of = countless = a wide variety of = a great number of: rất nhiều

☘️ ( v ) (an attention/a focus) is diverted/ distracted/ detracted/ switched/ changed from ...to/towards ... : sự chú ý bị chuyển từ cái gì sang cái gì

☘️ ( n ) video games = virtual games = computer games = computerized games = computer-based games = games on computer platforms : trò chơi điện tử

☘️ ( v ) devote time to = spend time on = use/allocate time for : dành thời gian cho

☘️ ( v ) immerse oneself in = devote oneself in = put/place a high emphasis on = place/put a premium on : tập trung nhiều vào

☘️ ( v ) encounter with = face with : đối mặt với

☘️ ( n ) boredom = boredness = weariness = restlessness = dullness = tediousness = monotony = monotonousness = languidness = languor = ennui = listlessness : sự buồn chán.

☘️ ( n ) fatigue = debility = prostration = = debilitation = feebleness : mệt mỏi

☘️ ( v ) be short-sighted = face the problems/risk of short-sightedness/nearsightedness = be myopic = be nearsighted : bị cận thị

☘️ ( v ) be obese = have the problem of obesity : bị béo phì

☘️ ( n ) the symptoms of osteoarthritis : triệu chứng xương khớp

☘️ ( prep ) in succession = in a row = consecutively = successively : liên tiếp

☘️ ( n ) face-to-face classes = direct classes = classes delivered (offered) on campus = traditional methods of learning directly at a college or university = in-person courses/programs/classes: đào tạo trực tiếp

☘️ ( v ) be monitored = be observed = be kept an eye on = be tracked = be kept under observation = be kept under surveillance = be surveilled : được quan sát

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