I've been spending recent nights obscillating between thoughts of correcting a badly written essay and sending a politically correct email to the authors to get a better grip of their writing. I'll let you be the judge.
A sample of it goes like this:
"Furthermore, within the budget airline industry, high number players who are severely competing on price gives a little room for customer to differentiate products provided by different firms... Additionally, the weaknesses of not well established brand and lacks a safety track record also prevent the company from ... ..."
Additionally, the flexible culture the company where cost saving is regarded as a core task of everyone everyday accommodates favorable conditions for cost leadership strategy......"
I'm a fan of Lynne Truss's Eats, Shoots and Leaves (the ultimate guide to punctuation), but I don't demand her pristine standard of english on anyone. However, to put things into perspective, this context is set on a post-grad level course which requires a convincing command of the language in order to be effective.
Therefore, I am hardly surprised when the following article was published in The Age:
Unis Depend On Foreign Students to Stay Afloat
Australia's universities have become so financially dependent on foreign students that their viability as major learning and research institutions now hinges entirely on that market.
But the pressure of maintaining the 220,000 international students needed each year to keep the campuses afloat has led to a drop in academic standards.
Academics report that in some courses entry requirements have been lowered, courses have been made easier and marking has been softened to help overseas students cope with their problems with the English language.
Back to another night of editing. Cheers!
