AB English Info: Why Get AB English

Here in the Philippines, AB English or AB (Bachelor of Art) courses are being discriminated or downgraded. In \western Mindanao State University, students would normally o for Engineering, Nursing, and Education. Yet, not all of these students succeed. There are a lot of engineering graduates who remained jobless. Worse, there are those who could not even pass their board exams. Others spend years in school. Also, we had a number of students enrolling in Nursing. The number of graduates every year is increasingly overwhelming. It’s scary because when the new batch will graduate; there will no longer be jobs available for them. And, education is somewhat definite and specific. You are really being trained to be teacher, nothing else. When you graduate, then you should become a teacher.

Bachelor of Art major in English as offered in universities is a very practical and easy to enroll course. Yes, it is a Bachelor of Art and not a Bachelor of Science. Being an art is just as fitting and appropriate though. AB English program aim to train and produce students and graduates to become good speakers and writers of English language. Communication is an art. All arts focused of acquiring skills. To have a good command of written and spoken English, exposure and practice are required. This is what AB English is all about: Training its students to acquire the necessary skills in both oral and written communication.

The following will be reasons why AB English is as good as any other courses offered in any university:

First of all, not all people are oriented towards science or mathematics. There are those who could not perform complex mathematical operations as required in Engineering and Mathematics courses. Others do not just have the analytical mind as high as Albert Einstein. For those people to enroll in Science courses would be a nightmare. Surviving in this field is just a matter of graduating and not really performing well. It will just be like bottle carried by waves to the finish lines. Rather than enroll in these programs, go for AB course instead. Look into yourself and see what are your weaknesses and strengths. Say, if you are good and interested in English, then AB English is good for you.

Secondly, AB English exposes you to different masterpieces in the field of literature. Literature will broaden your knowledge about life and works of others as it trains you to have critical thinking as wide readers and creativity in your writing. And the fun does not end there. EB English also exposes you technical writings as exposes you to different researches in the field of language, grammar, and studies in the different productive and receptive skills. Students are taught to write business correspondence, thesis, and other technical write-ups. You get the fun of both technical and creative writing.

Lastly, there is broad range of jobs for AB English graduates. As opposed to the myth that there are no jobs for AB English graduates, jobs are available. They are not just labeled as ‘nurse’ for nursing graduates or ‘teacher’ for education graduates. Equipped with good background of literature, exposure to researches and studies, good command of English, above average oral and communication skills, AB English graduates can easily fit in this competitive world. Initiative and guts are just additional traits you need because AB English graduates can work as technical writers, researchers, creative writers, book editors, newspaper article writers, thesis writers, language teachers, language specialists, call center agents, and with additional units in education – teachers.

Having said all of these, it would still up to individual students. Courses do not guarantee success though it is an important factor. The key to success is determination – striving hard and harder. If you want jobs to be waiting for you after you graduate, then you should take your studies seriously. You won’t acquire the necessary skills in oral and written communication if you just sit out all the activities and requirements in your class. Right here and now, start giving you best. With determination and interest, and a love of your own course, then there is no doubt that a good command of English will be yours.