ENG2601
ASSIGNMENT 3 2025
DUE: 4 AUGUST 2025 (MEMO)
, ENG2601 Assignment 3 2025
Unique number: 150924
Due: 4 August 2025
This assignment is based on Study Unit 3 (Language Systems) and Study Unit 5
(Academic English) in your Tutorial Letter 501 and the relevant chapters in your
Carefully read the article above. While the register is suitably formal, the tone and the
structure of the article compromise its effectiveness as an academic piece. Watch the
video on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq4J8bPBcck&t=290s and then critically
discuss how the tone and structure of the article entitled "Is college worth it? Is this even
the right question?" (above) diminish the article as an acceptable academic piece and,
thereby, affects the author’s argument on the subject matter. Provide (and clearly quote)
evidence from the text and the video to support your argument.
How Tone and Structure Diminish the Academic Strength of the Article "Is
College Worth It? Is This Even the Right Question?"
The article “Is College Worth It? Is This Even the Right Question?” by Josipa Roksa and
Richard Arum raises important concerns about the quality of higher education and its
impact on young adults’ readiness for the job market and civic participation. However,
while the register is suitably formal, the article’s tone and structure compromise its
effectiveness as an academic piece. The discussion will focus on how the tone and
structural elements of the article diminish its academic credibility and weaken the
authors’ argument, drawing on references from the article itself, the EAP Foundation
video on academic writing, and Study Units 2 and 5 in Tutorial Letter 501
ASSIGNMENT 3 2025
DUE: 4 AUGUST 2025 (MEMO)
, ENG2601 Assignment 3 2025
Unique number: 150924
Due: 4 August 2025
This assignment is based on Study Unit 3 (Language Systems) and Study Unit 5
(Academic English) in your Tutorial Letter 501 and the relevant chapters in your
Carefully read the article above. While the register is suitably formal, the tone and the
structure of the article compromise its effectiveness as an academic piece. Watch the
video on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cq4J8bPBcck&t=290s and then critically
discuss how the tone and structure of the article entitled "Is college worth it? Is this even
the right question?" (above) diminish the article as an acceptable academic piece and,
thereby, affects the author’s argument on the subject matter. Provide (and clearly quote)
evidence from the text and the video to support your argument.
How Tone and Structure Diminish the Academic Strength of the Article "Is
College Worth It? Is This Even the Right Question?"
The article “Is College Worth It? Is This Even the Right Question?” by Josipa Roksa and
Richard Arum raises important concerns about the quality of higher education and its
impact on young adults’ readiness for the job market and civic participation. However,
while the register is suitably formal, the article’s tone and structure compromise its
effectiveness as an academic piece. The discussion will focus on how the tone and
structural elements of the article diminish its academic credibility and weaken the
authors’ argument, drawing on references from the article itself, the EAP Foundation
video on academic writing, and Study Units 2 and 5 in Tutorial Letter 501
