A newspaper report on online education in the BPO segment describes English essays being scored online. According to it, what motivates students in Japan, Korea and China to learn English?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → The encouraging comments given by the evaluators
Option (1) The low fees charged for the online classes — Incorrect. The report makes no mention of fees. It links the students' interest in English to the encouraging comments of the evaluators.
Option (2) The encouraging comments given by the evaluators — Correct. In this BPO work, housewives and college students who know English score essays online. Their encouraging comments are what motivate students in Japan, Korea and China to learn English.
Option (3) The certificates awarded by the BPO firms — Incorrect. The BPO firms hire people who know English to score the essays. The report does not speak of firms giving certificates to the students.
Option (4) The quick results delivered at the click of a mouse — Incorrect. "At the click of the mouse" describes how the scoring is done online, the new setting of the classroom. Speed of results plays no part in the report's account of why students learn English.
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