Should College Students Need to Write A Thesis?

In most China Universities, the graduates are demanded to write a thesis of a certain length to get the degree. However, this long tradition has been challenged by people, saying that the universities students can not write a thesis independently. They just copy from others. This is a waste of time. So far as I am concerned, the graduates may still need to the thesis to finish their university studies.

在大部分中國的大學，畢業生需要寫一篇一定長度的論文才能獲得學位。然而，這個悠久的傳統已經受到人們的質疑，他們認為，大學生不能獨立撰寫論文。他們只是從別人那里抄襲來的。這是浪費時間。在我看來，畢業生仍然需要寫論文來完成大學學業。

First and foremost, writing the thesis is a very good practice for students. It's a good way for students to systemically summarize the knowledge of the four-year studies. Take the English major as an example, writing thesis can broaden the reading scope as well as improve writing skills. What's more, the task is a perfect show of the students' knowledge and progress over the four-year studies. By the thesis, teachers can judge whether a student has reached the level required for graduation. Finally, the writing of the thesis may contribute to the further development of academy. The questions discussed and tackled in the thesis may be helpful for the advance of a certain area.

首先也是最重要的，寫論文對學生來說是一項很好的實踐，是學生系統地總結四年知識的一個好方法。以英語專業作為例，寫論文可以拓寬閱讀范圍和提高寫作技巧。而且，這項任務是學生四年來所學知識和進步的完美展現。通過論文，老師們可以判斷一個學生是否達到畢業需具備的水平。最后，寫論文可能對將來學術發展有貢獻。在論文中討論和解決的問題可能對某一領域的進步有用。

From the reasons discussed above, it it quite necessary for graduates to write a graduating thesis, which is beneficial to students as well as academy.

從以上討論的原因我們知道，些畢業論文對畢業生來說是必要的，這對學生和學院都是有益的。