On Students Selecting Their Lecturers In recent years, students in a growing number of universities are given the (1) to choose the lecturers for their lessons. Such a bold step (2) educational reform, understandably, has triggered some debates over whether students should be given this much power and whether the students have the (3) to properly use the right. Students tend to take into account a variety of factors when (4) a lecturer, such as the lecturer’s personality and his/her teaching style, the lecturer’s academic (5) and teaching experience, and the lecturer’s reputation among students. Sometimes even the teacher’s gender, age, voice, and appearance might affect students’ decision, and obviously some of these factors have no logical relations with teaching (6). There are both positive and negative aspects to empower students (7) the right to choose their lecturers. On the one hand, it encourages them to take greater responsibilities and get more actively (8) in the learning process. On the other hand, it also puts pressure on teachers and urge them to improve their teaching qualities. However, some (9) that students consider might not improve teaching quality of education. Students might end up with lecturers who teach interesting classes without much (10).