2017年12月四级听力：Truancy in Universities — an Analysis思维导图

studentsplayingtruantappearstobeacommonphenomenonininstitutionsofhigherlearninginthiscentury.althoughmostcollegesanduniversitieshavestrictregulationsforbiddingtruancy,theseregulationsoftenprovelessthaneffective.tounderstandwhatluresstudentstoplaytruantdespitepossiblepunishmentandtosearchforasolutiontotheproblem,ananalysisofthecausesbehindthisphenomenonhasbeenattempted.

anumberofstudentsplaytruantintentionally.aftercarefulconsideration,theydecidetostayawayfromcoursesthattheyfindoutdatedincontent,dullinteachingmaterial,andimpracticalintheory.

coursesthatarecloselyrelatedtothestudents’specialfieldsmayalsofailtoinspireenthusiasmandattractstudentstotheclassroom.ifweregardthesereasonsas“legitimate”,wewillnonethelessfindillegitimateones.aconsiderablenumberofstudents,whovaluemoneyand“experience”aboveknowledge,workonpart-timejobswhentheyshouldbeattendingclasses.

thisisespeciallywidespreadamongthosefourth-yearstudentswhoareanxioustofindasatisfyingjob.othersplaytruantunintentionally.theyare,orrather,believetheyareobligedtodoso.manystudentshavethehabitofstayinguplateandsleepinglate.asaresult,theymissthemorningclasses.anumberofstudentsamongthisgroupcomplainthatsincemorningexercisesat6:30robthemoftheirearly-morningsweetdreams,theyaresoexhaustedandsleepyatclasstimethattheygobacktocatchupontheirsleep.then,thereare“studentleaders”whoareoccupiedwithstudentsunionactivitiesandotherevents.there“leaders”areusuallysofullyoccupiedthattheycanbarelyspareanytimeorenergyfortheirstudyanddeterminethattheyhavenootherchoicethantoskipseveralclasseseveryweek.