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Name: …………………………………………………………… Class & Sec.:……………………………….


Date: ………………………............

Read the following text, and answer the question.


Text: A change of direction
The writer of this article has gone back to university to study for another degree at 50 years old.
When I first applied to university at 18, I was interested in psychology. My parents felt law was more
suitable. In 2016, after 25 years as a lawyer, I returned to university to study psychology!
Classes initially were both terrifying and exciting – because of the career change and uncertainty,
knowing I was likely to be the oldest person in class, and the new journey. It wasn’t easy meeting
new people, learning new theories, but not as difficult as I’d expected, and was very rewarding.
Learning new technology is hard as a 50-year-old. There were various online tools to communicate
with professors and other students. Most students today use technology and find it easy. However,
once I’d mustered the nerve to ask, help was always there. Younger students found that explaining
to me strengthened their understanding too.
As an ‘older student’, forget about ‘not fitting in’. Embrace your mature perspective as an asset you
bring to class. Speak up, ask questions, make comments – being at university isn’t just about
learning from books and professors, but learning from each other.
Admittedly, memorising new information was harder than I’d remembered, though the skills and
abilities required for study felt familiar. Being a parent at the same time, I had honed my time-
management skills during my legal career – invaluable when dealing with multiple assignments and
exams.
Sometimes it felt weird being taught by professors younger than my son, but they treated me no
differently from other students. Ironically, because I was more comfortable than my peers seeking
clarifications from professors, I was often sought out by the other students when they were nervous
about speaking up. For example, after one exam some students felt one question was too hard.
They asked me to voice their concerns. After I’d successfully argued on the class’s behalf, the
professor smiled good-naturedly saying, ‘Aren’t you all lucky to have a lawyer as your
representative?’
To capitalise on your university experience, resist the urge to just leave when class is over. If you’re
asked to socialise with your classmates, say yes! Make time to sit and study with other students. As I
continue my education in psychology, informal chats with classmates – who I now consider friends –
give me invaluable insights into younger generations, teaching me greater empathy for the different
world that they have grown up in.

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Question:
(a) According to the text, A change of direction what are the positives for and of older learners
returning to university?
You must use continuous writing (not note form).
Use your own words as far as possible.
Avoid copying long sections of the text.
Your summary should be no more than 150 words.
Up to 10 marks are available for the content of your answer and up to 10 marks for the quality
of your writing.

(b) Imagine you are the writer of the article. You are giving a talk to a group of university students
about your experience of joining university as an older student. Someone in the audience asks you a
question.
Give your answer to their question, using information from the text.
Question from the audience: The best way to deal with the problem of returning university at the age
50 is to ask for help from the peers.
What is your opinion and why?
Your answer:

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