Reviving the culture of reading among students
READING GURUS: Students from the Retail Business Management Department scooped the first prize in a reading competition and walked away with R5 000.
Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Students in the Faculty of Business showed their awareness of news and current affairs during a reading competition which saw the three top groups walking away with prize money totalling R10 000.
The Biz Quiz saw students from various departments form teams participating in the competition, which was aimed to make reading fun.
“Students’ inability to read well, as well as their indifference towards reading, is a common concern among academics,” says Carol Whiting, Language Co-ordinator in the faculty.
“Research has also shown that most students do not read at a level required for academic success at a university.”
Previously Peninsula Technikon ran successful reading competitions, and the Unit for Language and Professional Communication re-launched it this year.
The competition ran over seven weeks with a quiz every Friday. Students were required to read the Business Day of a particular week and answer questions on articles in the newspaper. Copies of Business day were donated to the faculty for this purpose.
The team from the Retail Business Management Department scored the highest number of points and won the coveted prize money of R 5 000, the Management Department took the second spot and won R3 000 and the Human Resource Management Department walked away with R2 000 for their efforts.
Every student who participated in the competition received a certificate of recognition.
Written by Kwanele Butana
Email: butanak@cput.ac.za
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