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> Universities are supposed to teach academic skills The passive voice does a lot of rhetorical heavy lifting in this sentence. Who supposes that?
by LudwigNagasena 3y ago
> Universities are supposed to teach academic skills
The passive voice does a lot of rhetorical heavy lifting in this sentence. Who supposes that?
- roenxi 3y agoThe people who control the syllabus? The research staff? Adminsitrators? Take your pick. Universities teaching academic skills is not some novel innovation, these are traditions that have been ongoing for centuries. If they were interested in practical skills, entire departments would be removed immediately.