I WISH ENGLISH WENT AND DIED IN A HOLE

[zomgSEAN]

I liked english.


No, seriously, i'm not even trolling.


Context was the bomb.

[FatnessFirst]

It rapes A LOT of people that's why I LOVE IT

[Ghost!]

It rapes A LOT of people that's why I LOVE IT

I liked english.


No, seriously, i'm not even trolling.


Context was the bomb.

[zomgSEAN]

It rapes A LOT of people that's why I LOVE IT

I liked english.


No, seriously, i'm not even trolling.


Context was the bomb.

[Hellhole]

<3 thread.

B+ A+ A+
and pulled out a 35? (N)

[flash36]

^ what he said.

I always hated English throughout my schooling, and am still not a big fan of the subject; I am not analytical at all. However I found motivation from somewhere in year 12 and worked extremely hard at English, not enjoying it particularly, but still doing the hard work nonetheless. The result of this was a 44 in the subject, in contrast to the C to B average I had in year 11.

So, to do well in English, you ought to have a positive attitude about the subject and be prepared to work hard.

[Tan]

Not that I really hate english or anything but sometimes I wonder why english is compulsory and not maths.

[WonderBunny]

English is compulsory because it is used in all Australian university courses. Universities need to know that students are capable of understanding and using English. Maths is not necessary for many courses and so it is not compulsory.

[Ghost!]

English is compulsory because it is used in all Australian university courses. Universities need to know that students are capable of understanding and using English. Maths is not necessary for many courses and so it is not compulsory.

Kinda that. English is how we communicate, a lot of people only need basic maths to survive. And I'm inb4 anyone says that learning to write an essay isn't communicating.

[saaaaaam]

Don't worry English, I still like you!

Context was the bomb.

Agreed. I always wrote an imaginative piece. It was my creative outlet for the year.

[azngirl456]

Lol English shouldn't be too bad, and if you don't like it, then why not choose Lit or Lang?

the sad thing is that not all schools offer lit or englang...i think the year 7-10 only prepares your for english so thats why most schools simply don't encourage

oh and not to mention the rules some schools impose like 'in order to do lit or englang, you need to do english as well'

[tram]

Guys, take this advice from a hardcore maths junkie and former english hater. As much as english sucks and has parts that are dodgey (i'm not fully converted into a eng lover yet, and esp not a vce english course lover) the ability to write a cohesive essay is remarkably important. Sure, i know most of us will never have to know about the underlying themes and symbols in the books we read in everyday life, but the ability to write properly is so important. I know i for one was frankly a pretty shite speller, and i know i still struggle, but the important of English in vce forced me to start actually taking care in everything i wrote. Hey, better that i lose a few marks on a practice essay because of a spelling then losing a job becasue i've got spelling errors in my resume (it happens more often than you think).

At the start i also hated English and hated how it was compulsory, but it does teach necessary skills to surviving and suceeding in society. Don't get me wrong i also think that like tan said, maths should also be compulsory because in the same way, while advanced calculus is not applicable to everyday life, the way maths teaches us to think IS important to our development.

The indirect effects of math and english are vital to becoming sucessful

Like andewpolopol said, brainwash yourself to love english, i'm not even joking, i have a friend who hated maths but to make himself work he would get me to tell him every day for two months leading up to the exam that he "loved maths". Work for english and you will find you do get better marks. The more you work, the more you succeed and the more motivated you become to do English, it's the snowball effect.

[werdna]

English is compulsory and necessary because... we all speak English. I don't know many people who speak Mathematics.

[tram]

Well said tram, and congrats on the 48 in english (lol your highest score, despite the fact you like/(d) maths better)

haha, thx azure and dw, maths is still my true passion despite a short fling with english

English is compulsory and necessary because... we all speak English. I don't know many people who speak Mathematics.

Meeeeeeeeeeeeeee! LOL

1) If speaking english was so important why is the oral component only worth 10% on sacs?? Surely speaking English is just as, if not MORE important than writing English essays? I know for one i am a much better speaker then writer, yet that was barely reflected at all in my score. One of the many flaws in the english vce course.....

2) Me too as well azure

[werdna]

Ahh good point tram - English is a language, yet this is not really emphasised or exemplified at all in the VCE course.