Parker -Delivering a Persuasive Speech. The Internet TESL Journal Douglas Parkerbps2 [at] capital.net Level:Upper-intermediate to advancedOverview:Students need to understand that how they say something and how they physically present themselves are just as important as what they say. By understanding the dynamics involved in effective persuasive speaking, students will improve their overall confidence in communicating.Purpose:The purpose of this lesson is to improve studentsâ speaking skills by understanding persuasion proficiencies.
The Handout for the Students The Lesson - Your Voice and Body are Your Best Tools You are a natural talker. You have done it all your life. Every time you talk to someone, you are trying to make him or her see things your way. For this speech, you have to guess that not everyone will agree with you from the start. There are several important aspects of presentation to keep in mind: Body language - make sure that you have a proper posture. The Strategy: Appear Wise The Comments and Goals Self-control. Intro to debate. Debating.t1802.greatnet.de/pdf/debating_phrases_large.pdf. Resources/Debating+-+Useful+Phrases.pdf. Great Debates. Language and Culture Skills for ESL Students Meredith Westfall and John McCarthy Debating and discussion tips for ESL learners Description Is Taking Sides too advanced for your students?
Try Great Debates . This book provides vocabulary, conversation tips, language learning tips, and discussion activities to help students debate on a wide variety of fairly non-controversial topics, from dining in or eating out, using the phone or e-mail, type A or type B, fiction or non-fiction, love at first sight or love over time, to diet or exercise. Along with the discussion activities, the book contains some reading, writing, and vocabulary activities. Each of the 30 units includes: pre-debate discussion questions new vocabulary words a reading that outlines both sides of the debate comprehension questions discussion activities that include expressions used indebate-related speech acts and those pertaining to language learning writing assignments idiom and vocabulary review. You May Also Be Interested In. Useful Debate Vocabulary. Krieger - Teaching Debate to ESL Students: A Six-Class Unit. The Internet TESL Journal Daniel Kriegershinyfruit [at] yahoo.comSiebold University of Nagasaki (Nagasaki, Japan) Introduction Debate is an excellent activity for language learning because it engages students in a variety of cognitive and linguistic ways.
The purpose of this paper is to elaborate upon this point by providing a step-by-step guide that will give teachers everything they need to know for conducting debate in an English class. So, why debate? In addition to providing meaningful listening, speaking and writing practice, debate is also highly effective for developing argumentation skills for persuasive speech and writing. Six-Class Unit Plan The following six-class unit can be adapted to suit a variety of teaching contexts. Class One: Introduction to Debate 1. 2. A resolution is an opinion about which there can be valid disagreement. 3. Part 1: With Your Partner, Think of at Least One Strong Reason for Each Resolution 1. 2. 3. 4. 4. Comparison: X is _____ er than Y. 5. 1. 2. 3. Argumentation Strategies. GOZONE Debating: Debating Resources.
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I am off to Bali for a few days on Friday, and am so keen for that – a complete switch off. As the Debating Coordinator at my school, I spent today putting together a debating handbook for the coaches in my care. Over to you, debating colleagues. Debating Handbook 2012 Like this: Like Loading... Debates | Teaching. What is debate? Debating is structured way of exploring the range of views on an issue. It consists of a structured contest of argumentation, in which two opposing individuals or teams defend and attack a given proposition. Why use debate? Debate engages learners in a combination of activities that cause them to interact with the curriculum. It: forces the participants to consider not only the facts of a situation, but also the implications encourages participants think critically and strategically about both their own and their opponent's position encourages engagement with and a commitment to a position, by its competitive nature encourages students to engage in research develops listening and oratory skills provides a method for teachers to assess the quality of students' learning.
Debates are also an opportunity for peers to be involved in evaluation. How to achieve effective debating As the group gets more experienced Introduce topic, team's argument and team. Catholic Schools' Debating Association - public speaking and debating for high school students in New South Wales catholic school.