Using your disciplinary content (or any other theme you choose), describe ONE specific problem connected: English for Academic Purposes Essay, NUS, Singapore

Focus

Many ideas, objects or practices encountered in our studies or wider contemporary life have one or more problematic aspects associated with them that otherwise detract from their purported advantages. This means that we need to consider these problems and attempt to counter them by proposing viable solutions.

Task (Essay prompt)

Using your disciplinary content (or any other theme you choose), describe ONE specific problem connected with an issue of interest to you, explaining what, in your view, the problem is. Your problem should focus on a particular community or country. Where possible, evaluate one or more existing approaches which address your chosen problem and suggest one or more new or improved measures which may further mitigate it.