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1. According to both the passage and lecture, there are two opposite views from the professors’
appearances on television.
First of all, based on the author, when professors appear on television, they will get larger viewers than
on the campus, so the good reputation will come automatically. Besides, people watching professors
showing their knowledge will think highly to universities where the professors are in. in addition, public
gets benefit from their appearance because they can contact professors through mass media.
In contrast, the lecture said that television performance tends to entertain rather than to educate. The
next, professors spend more time on television than do academic activities such as research. The last,
the television demands the academic title of professor rather than the in-depth academic lecture.
In conclusion, the appearance of professors on television gives benefit to both professors and
universities as well as general public. However the lecture showed that the appearance of professors is
the serious disadvantages from television performance.