METHODOLOGY FOR DEVELOPING ORAL SPEECH THROUGH STRUCTURED ORGANIZATION OF ACADEMIC DEBATE IN HIGHER EDUCATION (ON THE EXAMPLE OF TEACHING ENGLISH)
Keywords:
higher education, academic debate, oral speech, argumentation, debate, interactive methodology, language support, assessment rubric.Abstract
The article examines a methodology for developing students’ oral speech in higher education through the structured organization of academic debate. Academic debate is a form of educational activity that simultaneously activates such competencies as logical thinking, argumentation, analysis of opposing viewpoints, and the ability to defend one’s opinion in a cultured and respectful manner. Structured organization implies the prior clear definition of the debate’s objectives, role distribution, time management and turn-taking procedures, criteria for presenting arguments, stages of questioning and rebuttal, formulation of final conclusions, as well as the use of an assessment rubric.
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