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Slide 1: Teaching Debate in the EFL Classroom
Slide 2: Brainstorm  Why would teaching debate in an EFL classroom be beneficial?
Slide 3: Why teach debate?  Debating ability is a valuable skill  Debate utilizes useful English  It is a unique way to teach the same grammar
Slide 4: Why…continued Develops critical thinking skills  Introduces global issues  Develops research skills 
Slide 5: Class Objectives    Students should understand how and be able to share their opinions Students should become more aware of global and crosscultural issues Students should gain critical thinking skills
Slide 6: Objectives continued…   Students should gain experience in research Students should increase there knowledge and comprehension of written and spoken English
Slide 7: How we teach - Baby Steps 1. Unit 1 - Opinions  What is an opinion  How do you express your opinion  How do you express agreement of disagreement  Resolutions: fact, policy, value  Debate in the news 1. Unit 2 - Expressing Your Opinion  Giving reasons  Strong reasons: logical, specific, convincing  Types of reasons: comparison, contrast, causeand-effect  Brainstorming
Slide 8: Baby steps continued… 1. Unit 3 - Supporting Your Opinion  Opinion - Reason - Support  Types of support: explanation, example, statistic, expert  Intro to research 1. Unit 4 - Organizing Your Opinion  Signposts: label your arguments  Organizing an affirmative speech  Simple debate introductions  Simple debate conclusions
Slide 9: Baby steps continued… 1. Unit 5 - Refutation  Refuting opinions  Types of refutation: o Not True: never, not always, not necessarily o True but Not Important: not relevant, not significant, easy to solve  Stating a refutation 1. Unit 6 - Challenging Supports  Testing supports: no source, not enough explanation, out-ofdate, questionable statistic, questionable source, biased  Stating refutation of a source
Slide 10: Baby steps continued… 1. Unit 7 - Organizing Your Refutation  Organizing the negative case  Listen, Attack, Rebuild  Negative introduction  Refutation format 1. Unit 8 - Debating Your Opinion  Debate formats (we recommend three on three debates)  Responding to attacks  Rebuttal speeches  Taking notes  Debate delivery
Slide 11: Our Success Group 3 - CrossCultural Communication Group 2 - 6 hours of English per week Listening Score Test Scores 0 20 40 60 80 Group 1 - 3 hours of English per week
Slide 12: So, you don’t have the ideal situation  Incorporating debate into the regular EFL classroom 1. Mini Debates 2. Four Corners 3. Talking Cards 4. Brainstorming 5. Reading Critically (newspapers) 6. Sharing Opinions strong reasons 7. Merry-Go-Round
Slide 13: Brainstorm  How can you incorporate debate into your classroom?
Slide 14: Which is more … / …..er? Superman Basketball Money Males Teachers Or Or Or Or Spiderman Baseball Intelligence Female Teachers
Slide 15: Which is more … / …..er? Hammer Mother A pet _________ Or Or Or Or Pen Father A TV _____________
Slide 16: Useful Links…  http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Krieger http://esl.about.com/  http://www.eslflow.com/debateandd  http://42explore.com/debate.htm  http://www.lessonplans4teachers.co  http://www.efl-esl.com/ debates/index.html
Slide 17: WWW.DDD.BATCAVE.NET http://eflclassroom.ning.com
Slide 18: Adapted from a presentation by Mandy Manning & Tomoko Nakamura