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Purpose

English translation: purpose

03:42 Sep 27, 2020
English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: Purpose
The purpose of this study was to examine the current situation and challenges of school counseling based on a series of papers entitled "On Creating School Counseling" that were published in the last twenty years. It is believed that awareness and understanding of school counselors have improved. The purpose of supporting students who are unable to attend school has changed from returning them to the classroom to providing them with suitable environment for learning and assisting them in leading socially independent lives.

I would like to change the first "The purpose" to "The objective" an the second "The purpose" to "Our aim":

The objective of this study was to examine the current situation and challenges of school counseling based on a series of papers entitled "On Creating School Counseling" that were published in the last twenty years. It is believed that awareness and understanding of school counselors have improved. Our aim of supporting students who are unable to attend school has changed from returning them to the classroom to providing them with suitable environment for learning and assisting them in leading socially independent lives.

Please advice.
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 04:33
Selected answer:purpose
Explanation:
In both instances, 'purpose' is the best word to use: there is neither a specific objective nor target: the 'purpose' is to examine or to support — in the second instance, you might use 'aim', as airmailrpl suggests.
As Phil points out, the original text is good EN and does not need 'improving' in the way you suggest.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 21:33
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Thank you for your helpful advice!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +4purpose
Tony M
4 +2"The objective" ... "Our aim":
airmailrpl


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54 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
purpose
"The objective" ... "Our aim":


Explanation:
works - sounds good

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 16:33
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: It means the same thing. I don't know why the asker wants to change someone else's native English.
16 mins
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agree  Amir Akbarpour Reihani
22 mins
  -> thank you
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
purpose
purpose


Explanation:
In both instances, 'purpose' is the best word to use: there is neither a specific objective nor target: the 'purpose' is to examine or to support — in the second instance, you might use 'aim', as airmailrpl suggests.
As Phil points out, the original text is good EN and does not need 'improving' in the way you suggest.

Tony M
France
Local time: 21:33
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 168
Grading comment
Thank you for your helpful advice!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yvonne Gallagher
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Yvonne!
agree  Sheila Wilson
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Sheila!
agree  Tobias Bergius: "Purpose" is also a very central concept to research design, so it's certainly a perfectly good choice of word.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, BRGS!
agree  Tina Vonhof (X)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, Tina!
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