As we all know, we are currently banded for English and as of late, I am quite positively pissed with the way English is taught in schools in Singapore now. We try to force "good" descriptions and bombastic language nobody uses in real conversation and encourage then to pen them down on essays with have virtually no plot, no life at all. Just to get a good score.
What happened to the time when we nurtured creativity, ideas and individualism in writing? Not to mention supporting something that was simple yet brilliant? I have to admit for the sake of a nice score and something to show my parents that chinese is for n00bs, I also find myself going to thesaurus.com more often than my entire schooling life. Reading sample essay of which "model" descriptions only makes me more pissed. Seriously, is this how cambridge determines the ability of a writer? By his vast vocabulary and "ability" to describe it out? Used properly, I really do feel that simple vocabulary like for example "a dark night" is more powerful emotionally than " darkness shrouded the night sky". It just sounds so...cheesy.
If you give me a medicore score to tell me my story was bad, thank you. If you gave me a lowscore because I didn't use the amazing descriptions you gave me..WTF.
-Panzerz (ideas paint far greater pictures than words can imagine)
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nice. totally agree. fanciful expressions have no use and no place in the workplace. should adopt more GP-like exercises and assessments. better prepares us for future.
speaking of GP, ACJC jas one of the best GP grades in Singapore.
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