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English literature GCSE

Arran Cameron
What does the IET and the engineering community think of the English literature GCSE? Is it relevant or beneficial for engineering or is it (like food tech) something that hardly anybody cares about?


English literature is a near compulsory GCSE in England but is now optional in Wales where it has experienced quite a heavy decline in the number of secondary school students taking it.
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    I have only managed two or three this year so far, like Mark due to being too busy on other things.

    How many books you read is nothing to do with your profession, though the type of book you read may be. I spent my time at school avoiding reading the set books as I couldn't get on with them, but read many others. We read through Shakespeare's plays in class so I couldn't avoid them, but have enjoyed seeing the plays in the theatre or on film since then. However reading is just one of my interests. Am I unusual in having a wide range of interests both within and outside engineering?

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    I have only managed two or three this year so far, like Mark due to being too busy on other things.

    How many books you read is nothing to do with your profession, though the type of book you read may be. I spent my time at school avoiding reading the set books as I couldn't get on with them, but read many others. We read through Shakespeare's plays in class so I couldn't avoid them, but have enjoyed seeing the plays in the theatre or on film since then. However reading is just one of my interests. Am I unusual in having a wide range of interests both within and outside engineering?

    Alasdair
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