Good reading culture is key to career development

The role science and technology has assumed in the career prospects of students has effectively undermined the relevance of literature in society. Mathematics and science teachers express their contempt for the arts, saying serious students looking forward to getting an attractive career do not give their attention to literature. Instead, they should concentrate more on mathematics and science. As a result, many students who would have developed competence to understand and appreciate literature have ignored it, making them to score poorly in the English Language. This jeopardises their chances of getting enrolled to study medicine, engineering and other science based courses, which need excellent grades in English to qualify.