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Practice Listening: Multiple Choice, Single Answer ID: #3752 Short Experience

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Listen to the recording and answer the multiple-choice question by selecting the correct response. Only one response is correct.

Transcript:

"So, I want to discuss dissertations now. Our experience is that final year undergraduates and masters students can struggle to find a suitable topic for their dissertation. Often they are not able to come up with a viable or suitable area to research. Another problem may be that the topic they choose is too broad and needs to be refined. So, anyways, eventually their proposal is submitted and approved but then, after some background reading or a deeper consideration of research methods they may well want to modify their original proposal, to some extent. Well, that’s fine. We expect modifications as the work progresses. This is normal. What we don’t want to happen is that the student repeatedly wants to completely change the whole approved topic or original proposal to something completely new, and that does happen at times."

What does the speaker say about dissertations?

* Listen to the recording and select the correct answer

They are too difficult for students to do The subject area selected may not have sufficient focus There is a lack of understanding of how to conduct research Students will not be allowed to alter their proposed topic

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Option 2: "The subject area selected may not have sufficient focus"

Explanation: The speaker mentions that students often choose topics that are too broad and need to be refined, indicating that the subject area may lack sufficient focus. This aligns directly with the main idea of the text, which discusses the challenges students face in selecting appropriate dissertation topics.

Option 1: "They are too difficult for students to do"

Explanation: The text does not state that dissertations are too difficult for students. Instead, it highlights that students struggle to find suitable topics and may need to refine their proposals, which does not equate to the overall difficulty of the dissertation itself.

Option 3: "There is a lack of understanding of how to conduct research"

Explanation: While the speaker notes that students may struggle with their dissertation topics, there is no mention of a lack of understanding of research methods as a general issue. The focus is more on topic selection rather than research methodology.

Option 4: "Students will not be allowed to alter their proposed topic"

Explanation: The speaker explicitly states that modifications to the proposal are expected as the work progresses, indicating that students are indeed allowed to alter their proposed topics, contrary to what this option suggests.

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