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Reviewof“TheDeclineandFalloftheBritishUniversity”IntroductionTheauthor,asatenuredlecturerforeightyearintheUK,easilyquittedhisjob,becauseofthedeclineoftheBritishuniversity.TheauthorpointedoutthepresentsituationofBritishuniversitiesaccordingtohisownexperiencesasalecturer.SummaryInDr.MarkTarver’sarticle,“TheDeclineandFalloftheBritishUniversity”,hepointedoutthatBritishuniversitieswereonthedecline.UniversitiesaretheLegacyofhistory.Andbeforethecomingoutoftheprintingpress,bookplayedverysignificantroleinthedisseminationofknowledge.Anduniversitiesweretheonlyplaceswhichhadalargeamountofbooks.TheauthorwasveryluckytoexperiencethewholeprocessoftheBritishuniversities’decline.TheemergenceoftheInternetledabigchallengetotheuniversities,whichwasliketheCulturalRevolution.Inordertoenrichthestudents’choices,thegovernmenthadtodrawinsometeachingandresearchassessmentstoincreasethelecturers’abilities.Theuniversitiesusedtobetheonlywaytofindmanybooks,butaftertheappearanceoftheInternet,studentscouldfindanythingtheywantedontheInternet.Asaresult,theuniversitieswereputintoabigproblem.ArgumentsandEvaluationIntheauthor’sopinion,helookeddownupontheInternetandhadaprejudiceontheInternet.Itwouldchallengetheuniversities’historicalroles.Butinmyeyes,theInternetisgoodforstudents.Theycanrefersomethingtheycannotlearninuniversities.Andwhiletheyarestudyinginuniversities,theycannotunderstandsomethingclearly,andtheycanusetheInternettohelpthem.Itwassaidtotheauthor,somestudentscouldnotdosowellinsomecoursesthatthesecourseswouldbeshutoff.Butsomestudentsintelligentenoughcandoagoodjobinthosecourses.Unfortunately,theydidn’thavechancetostudythosecourses.Atthatmoment,theInternetwouldbecomeveryimportantforstudents’study.TheycanstudythosecoursesontheInternet.ConclusionToconcludethisarticle,thenewsystemisnotcompletelybad.Onthecontrary,it’sagoodbalanceandusefultostudents.Thesystemwillnotweakentheuniversities’influenceuponstudents.Andthestudentswillacquirealotbenefits.