ambitious-girl
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- Apr 29, 2017
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- Persian
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- Iran
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- Iran
Hi,
I have some questions regarding the following short paragraph:
"The main drawback of the trend towards online university courses is that there is less direct interaction. Students may not have the opportunity to engage face-to-face with their teachers, and will instead have to rely on written forms of communication. Similarly, students who study online do not come into direct contact with each other, and this could have a negative impact on peer support, discussion and exchange of ideas. For example, whereas students on traditional courses can attend seminars and even discuss their subjects over coffee after lessons, online learners are restricted to chatting through website forum areas. These learners may also lack the motivation and element of competition that face-to-face group work brings."
One: Do all of those phrases in pink color suggest "possibility" or "probability" in the future?
Two: Do "will" suggest almost 100% possibility in the future, or do it suggest "students intend to do something in the future" ? I can't distinguish between possibility and something that someone is going to do in the future.
Three: Can we replace "may not" in the first sentence with "could not"? I think "may" is stronger that "could".
Students could not have the opportunity to engage face-to-face with their teachers.
Thanks so much.
I have some questions regarding the following short paragraph:
"The main drawback of the trend towards online university courses is that there is less direct interaction. Students may not have the opportunity to engage face-to-face with their teachers, and will instead have to rely on written forms of communication. Similarly, students who study online do not come into direct contact with each other, and this could have a negative impact on peer support, discussion and exchange of ideas. For example, whereas students on traditional courses can attend seminars and even discuss their subjects over coffee after lessons, online learners are restricted to chatting through website forum areas. These learners may also lack the motivation and element of competition that face-to-face group work brings."
One: Do all of those phrases in pink color suggest "possibility" or "probability" in the future?
Two: Do "will" suggest almost 100% possibility in the future, or do it suggest "students intend to do something in the future" ? I can't distinguish between possibility and something that someone is going to do in the future.
Three: Can we replace "may not" in the first sentence with "could not"? I think "may" is stronger that "could".
Students could not have the opportunity to engage face-to-face with their teachers.
Thanks so much.