Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 861: Chapter 450 Shocking! God Zhao is Actually Going to Take an Exam!_3

Zhao Yi roughly understood the situation and dove headfirst into the library to continue his intensive studies.

Meanwhile,

Many people in the academy were also discussing Zhao Yi’s decision to major in philosophy. They merely found the situation interesting and supported Zhao Yi in studying subjects like philosophy and history.

Arts and sciences are not in conflict.

Making use of spare time to read more books can also increase one’s knowledge reserves. Another important reason is that Zhao Yi is pursuing a second major without attending classes, so there is no corresponding teacher involved which means there is no direct impact on themselves.

If Zhao Yi wants to study philosophy, then let him study it!

...

In the following month, Zhao Yi continued to enrich himself by reading books, mostly philosophy, as well as some history, literature, and psychology. The vast amounts of knowledge he absorbed expanded his insights significantly.

Prior to this, the books he read were mostly in natural sciences and engineering; his mind was filled with a plethora of formulas and principles, as if he were a mechanical creation, a machine made specifically for scientific research. With the addition of knowledge in the humanities, he felt that life became richer and he was able to view certain issues from different perspectives.

This was very important.

It is often necessary for people to enrich their knowledge in various fields to broaden their horizons, not to be confined to one aspect. Diverse knowledge can enrich cognition, and when looking at certain issues from different angles, one can come up with more methods in scientific research.

Zhao Yi also enjoyed the process of learning.

Previously, his studies were aimed at research and development, purposeful and targeted. But now, he spent most of his time just reading books without any specific purpose, which felt different.

At the same time, he truly experienced what it felt like to be a student.

Studying, reading, memorizing, preparing for exams!

Philosophy courses required careful reading to prepare for the final exams. Whatever grade he would get, he had rediscovered the feeling of taking exams—not only in philosophy but also in other subjects that required examination preparation.

For example, the English Level Six exam.

When he first entered Yanhua University, Zhao Yi had already passed the English Level Four exam. Because the English result was not significant to him, he had not continued to take further exams. A Level Six certificate would definitely be better.

So he registered for the Level Six exam.

Very soon,

The English Level Six exam was approaching.

Online, there were some tense voices preparing for the Level Four and Six exams, and the related news looked very interesting.

Luo Guijun, a professor at the Foreign Language University, published a blog post criticizing the English Level Four and Six exams. He believed that "the focus of learning English should be on listening and speaking," and that the score for reading and writing should be reduced because the purpose of learning English is communication, and most translation work requires professional English, not just good written performance in common English.

Luo’s blog post received a lot of support and attracted media attention on the eve of the Level Four and Six exams.

An online media outlet sent reporters to interview Luo Guijun, who maintained the views from his blog post in person, pointing out that "the current Level Four and Six exams, whether in questions or content, are just a continuation of examination-oriented education."

"The goal of students’ learning English is not to cope with exams but to achieve communicative competence in speaking. Thus, the scoring for speaking and listening should be increased, reducing the emphasis on the written part of the exam."

"Most of my students have taken IELTS and TOEFL, but as a teacher, personally, I feel that if I were to take the Level Six exam, I might not even pass."

"This year, I also registered for the exam. I want to sit in the exam hall like any other student, try the Level Six paper, and see how many points I can actually score. I feel that I can pass the current paper, but it would be difficult to score high."

"I am a teacher at the School of Foreign Languages, and my work often involves interacting with foreigners. If other faculty members or even diplomats were to take the Level Six exam, it would be very hard to score high because those written questions are not something you can do well just by having good spoken language and a sense of language," Luo Guijun said seriously. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

Luo Guijun’s words were persuasive because he was not only a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Foreign Language University, working at the Public Diplomacy Research Center, but he also held titles such as director of the Center for Transnational Sanctions and Export Controls, special consultant of the Friendship Association, expert on the construction of international communication centers, and special consultant for international public relations for multinational corporations. He was also an influential invited commentator for an international radio station.

All these titles on one person were enough to affirm his proficiency in English.

Therefore, after the interview was published, many people were looking forward to seeing how much Luo would score on Level Six, but no one doubted that he would score high. With parts like listening and translation, he could almost certainly score full marks, and writing was not much of a problem for him; the Level Six exam was very easy for him.

Zhao Yi was also preparing for the Level Six exam. Unlike Luo Guijun, he was not concerned with the exam itself; after receiving his admission ticket, he posted a photo of it on Weibo with the caption, "Let’s all work hard together!"

Whoosh~~~

The internet exploded!

"God Zhao is taking the Level Six exam?"

"You’re kidding, right?"

"Why would God Zhao take it? He can write papers entirely in English; does he need a Level Six certificate?"

"Maybe it’s just for a try?"

"Just like Luo Guijun? But he’s not a language school teacher; why would he care about an English exam?"

"Do you think God Zhao can score higher than Luo Guijun?"

"I think..."

"No way!"

"Luo Guijun is a professional in English, from a foreign affairs background, engaged in related work for a long time. Even if God Zhao is a genius in science, it’s unlikely he will spend much time preparing for the Level Six exam."

"..."

Luo Guijun also saw the online public opinion and found it amusing that Zhao Yi was also taking the Level Six exam. He then posted on Weibo, saying, "This time, my goal is to score higher than Academician Zhao!"

It was a joke, and many netizens commented below, believing that Luo Guijun would definitely score higher.

Then, an interesting thing happened - it seemed as though public opinion was pushing Luo Guijun and Zhao Yi to compare their Level Six scores. With so much discussion, even if they had no intention to compare, it would inevitably lead to comparison.

Zhao Yi was fine with it; he was not a language school teacher, and taking the English exam had no pressure for him. Even if he failed, it wouldn’t matter, and no one would care.

Luo Guijun was different.

As a teacher at the School of Foreign Languages, who had studied English and foreign affairs all his life, and regularly interacted with foreigners, if he scored lower than a mathematician on the Level Six...

Cough cough.

It would certainly be very embarrassing!