英语翻译

The lower status of general courses may be more a functio of the students who take them than (a founction) of their content.
你这个需要上下文才能翻译的妥当,要是直译的话也就是这样的：
普通课程的地位不受重视,这更可能是由于选这些课的学生,而不是这些课程的内容本身.我想知道may be more a function of 这里是什么意思？用意群划分一下的话应该是这样的may be more (a founction of the students who take them) than (a founction of their content).“比起后者来，更倾向于前者。”这么说会清楚点么。