What ENG4U Really Teaches




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    Hi I'm Kat and this is going to be my first blog post of the summer. So recently for my summer grade 12  English course I was given the question of "Should Eng4U be a requirement  for entry to all university programs?" and let me tell you I have a lot to say on this subject. Lets dive in shall we...?

    To start this off lets get a background about what type of academic student I am personally so y'all can get an idea of where I am coming from lol. I excel greatly at all science and math based courses and fall short when it comes to anything creative or language based. Even with my preference in the more STEM based courses I can understand the importance of these types of courses. 

    I personally believe that it should be a necessity for all programs for a multitude of reasons. If we were to look at each program we can see that no matter what program you take there will be some writing aspect to it. These could range from lab reports to simple paragraph answers on a test. Along with this ENG4U prepares the mind for more critical thinking and analysis. When writing that essay you have to look beyond the words on the page and find deeper meaning. This in itself is something many people need to do now and in the future. Especially in the scientific route you need to be able to look past the numbers on the page and understand what the numbers mean. 

    Another thing ENG4U does is teach us how to communicate our thoughts and ideas better. It makes you think beyond the just because. The course forces you to explain why you believe what you believe and makes you explain it effectively. You will need to be able to do this no matter what field you go into. Knowing how to effectively communicate ideas is a major part of life and that is why it is a major part of this course as well.

    The point of ENG4U is to not teach you about different books or about grammar (even if it is a major part of it), it's about learning how to critically think and communicate your ideas. No matter where you go in the future and which job you take you need to understand the basic fundamentals of English grammar and sentence structure. But also you will need to learn how to communicate those ideas and be able to explain them.

Here's some more reading if y'all want to look at more:
https://pathways4u.com/blogs/news/beyond-words-navigating-the-depths-of-eng4u-english?srsltid=AfmBOop74vd-JzBpnKMC2g3SYZWGKns0CCEy2ka-9ltMm8oGkjNlcBTN

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