Debate about 'soft' subjects

you must be kidding. for you maybe, but for everyone else??

Actually English Literature is extremely useful.. Obviously it's not going to affect the way you write too much because it's literature not language.. but it really broadens your horizons and you get to look into extremely interesting subjects which you otherwise may not come across or may not consider contemplating/discussing.. It also makes you more able to read between the lines and makes you a lot more analytical of things... literature in general puts you in different situations which you might not encounter in real life and so studying it teaches you more about life because it means that you study some of these situations and you learn from them, analyse and discuss them..

I'm annoyed that i wasn't aware there were hard or soft subjects when i made my choices.

Well thats a bit rude. Even the people in my school admit business A-level is fairly useless, and English I will admit is difficult, but I just don't see how its a real use, I haven't noticed anyone doing english (lit or lang) writing at any higher level, or higher quality, and so what use is it really within the world?

Same. Silly and naive sixteen-year-old me thought that my exam board would only offer qualifications that were worth something.



Oh, come on - you must have known you were going to elicit that sort of response, hence you mentioned something about a flame suit. English Lit. is a highly respectable subject, for the record - and since when has academia had to have a "real use" (whatever you mean by that, anyway)?

Oh, come on - you must have known you were going to elicit that sort of response, hence you mentioned something about a flame suit. English Lit. is a highly respectable subject, for the record - and since when has academia had to have a "real use" (whatever you mean by that, anyway)?

Actually English Literature is extremely useful.. Obviously it's not going to affect the way you write too much because it's literature not language.. but it really broadens your horizons and you get to look into extremely interesting subjects which you otherwise may not come across or may not consider contemplating/discussing.. It also makes you more able to read between the lines and makes you a lot more analytical of things... literature in general puts you in different situations which you might not encounter in real life and so studying it teaches you more about life because it means that you study some of these situations and you learn from them, analyse and discuss them..

Merely studying a fine piece as "Paradise Lost" made English Literature at A2 worthwhile for me, regardless of everything else (although I have also thoroughly enjoyed my other modules).

how is sports studies a soft subject, Why don't you take it and see how you do?

I know right. Frankenstein was just amazing.

I'm not kidding at all.. everyone I know has found it very very challenging because it really isn't just about learning things off by heart.. it's very analytical.. you end up with a case study which you pretty much know nothing about and are expected to respond within a very short period of time..

business, i agree is fairly useless, you don't need business studies to run a business.

But you need English Literature to write a poem? You need Politics to be a politician? I could go on but hopefully you can see how utterly unintelligent your comment was.

I'm studying English Lit, Welsh, French and Drama&Theatre Studies, currently sitting A Levels.

Throughout this forum there are people putting others subjects down as being 'soft' or less worthy academically. As I am studying Media and Theatre Studies people often say this to me. I feel people should properly discuss this, what do you think are soft subjects? why? Thought this could be interesting. x