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AIMS OF THE UNIT: Learners are supposed to consider the benefits of learning the debating skill and to learn how to generate reasons for opinions.. WHAT STUDENTS MUST DO WITH REFERENCE

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Lac Hong University

Faculty of Foreign Languages

COURSE TITLE: THE ART OF DEBATING SKILL (SPEAKING 7)

COURSE DURATION: 45 periods

COURSE BOOK : For and Against by L.G Alexander

REFERENCE: Talking with Confidence by Molly Travers; Functions of English by Leo Jones & C Von Bayer; The Non – Stop Discussion Workbook by George Rooks; A Series of Hot Topics by Cheryl Pavlik Effective presentations by Cargill Asia Pacific Ltd, Body language Ho two read others’ thoughts by their gestures by Allan Pease, I think you think by L.G Alexander & R.H Kingsbury

LECTURER : Phạm Thị Linh

WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION TO DEBATE

1 FOCUS (OF THE UNIT):

Raising the awareness of the learners about the importance of debating skill in all aspects of their lives and their jobs

Providing learners with some ways of developing debating skill

2 AIMS ( OF THE UNIT):

Learners are supposed to consider the benefits of learning the debating skill and to learn how to generate reasons for opinions

Learners are supposed to learn how to recognize the strong reasons and the weak reasons

3 WHAT STUDENTS MUST PREPARE FOR THE STUDY OF THE UNIT?

Search the Internet to get some information about the art of debating skill

Watch some video tapes from the Internet to have some background of the debating skill

Think of some abilities that learners are able to get when learning debate (the ability of thinking critically and rigorously; the ability of self-directed learning, and dealing with the problems)

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Think of at least one strong reason for the following topics

1 Women should quit their jobs after they get married

2 It is better to be married than single

3 Mobile phones in school- Should we ban them?

4 Single sex education system is better than a coed- system

4 WHAT STUDENTS MUST DO WITH REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE UNIT?

Have a look at phrases or expressions that are used to give opinions or agreements and

disagreements

Prepare some vocabulary for the given topics

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WEEK 2: SUPPORTING YOUR OPINION

Providing the four kinds of evidence that learners can use to support their opinions when making a debate These kinds are adapted from Lebeau, Hamington, Lubetsky (2000)

Providing learners with some common expressions that are often used to make their opinions more persuasive

Learners are supposed to recognize the different ways to give evidence to be for or against when making a debate

Learners are supposed to use these four kinds of giving evidence exactly and appropriately

Make a list of expressions that are used to give examples, to express common sense, and to talk about the statistics

Search the Internet some famous quotations about married life, single life, and single sex-education Think of some evidences for the following topics

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E.g.: Women should quit their jobs after they get married

Example: When visiting any family in Vietnam, women always do the jobs of taking care of the babies and

do the housework

Common sense: Women were born to be in the kitchen and to please the others

Statistics: 9 out of 10 Vietnamese women do the cooking as well as the housework after coming home

from working place

Expert opinion: Confucius says: “Men make houses and women make home”

4 WHAT STUDENTS MUST DO WITH REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR THE STUDY OF THE UNIT: Read some Vietnamese magazines such as Women Magazines, Education Magazines to get more ideas about the above topics

Read some reading texts or English articles about Love & Marriage and Education from Hot Topics 3

by Cheryl Pavlik

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WEEK 3: DEBATE STRUCTURE

Making an introduction to learners about the standard debate format and some rules

Exploring different debate procedures and choosing an appropriate one

Learners are supposed to recognize the procedures and rules of each debater in a team

Learners are supposed to recognize the characteristics of a good debate propositions

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Discover the roles of debaters in a team What are their jobs?

Check up some debate terminology in a dictionary (Eg: status quo, burden of proff, cross

examination, constructive speech, rebyttal, value debate, prima facie case, solvency) Read the debate formats and choose the appropriate one for your real class

 The first affirmative speaker introduces the

topic and states their first argument

 The first negative speaker states their first

argument

 The second affirmative speaker states the

second argument

 The second negative speaker states the

second argument

 Give a 5-10 minute break for each team to

prepare their rebuttal speech

 The negative team states two rebuttals for

the affirmative team’s two arguments and

summarizes their own two reasons

 The affirmative team states two rebuttals

for the negative team’s two arguments and

summarizes their own two reasons

(Adapted by LeBeau, Harrington Lubetsky (2000)

 Affirmative constructive

 Cross examination

 Negative constructive

 Cross examination

 Affirmative rebuttal

 Negative rebuttal

 Affirmative rebuttal

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Read some sample debates on the Internet to see what they are like

Watch some video tapes on the Internet to see what is going on in a debate

Choose one of the following topics to make a debate with your partners

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WEEK 4: PREDICTING AND REFUTING THE OTHER TEAM’S ARGUMENTS

Providing learners some techniques of predicting the other team’s arguments

Developing the skill of writing rebuttals

Learners are supposed to acquire four steps to rebut the other team’s arguments

Learners are supposed to know some tips to write rebuttals

Complete the following sentences: Smoking is harmful for nonsmokers That may be true but I think that……….Because nonsmokers……… Therefore it is not the

responsibility ………

Choose one of the following debate topics Compose short rebuttals based on the given samples

 Smoking is harmful for nonsmokers

 Personality is more important than looks

 It is better to be single than married

Practice combining the rebuttals together using conjunctions

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What is “Rebuttal”?

What should be prepared before writing a rebuttal?

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WEEK 5: THE MANNER OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPEAKER

Providing learners some presentation techniques: how to say and what to say

Developing the speaker’s confidence when speaking in public

2 AIMS (OF THE UNIT):

Learners are supposed to acquire some tips to use cue cards to present

Learners are supposed to learn how to use non-verbal language

Watch some video tapes on the Internet to see the ways the speakers use non-verbal language Describe their body gesture, eye contact, and voice

Suggest the appropriate gestures for both female and male speakers

Should the speakers use the microphone to present or not?

Read the chapters from the books “Effective Presentations” and “Body Language” to see the ways how

to use the body language more effectively

Stand in front of the mirror and practice doing the gestures

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WEEK 6: THE DEBATE PRACTICE

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Developing the argumentation skill of the learners

Enhancing learners’ confidence and their language competence

Learners are supposed to acquire the harmfulness of smoking cigarette for the smokers as well as the non-smokers

Learners are supposed to acquire the danger of watching television

Read Unit 2 and Unit 3 from the course book “For and Against” by L G Alexander

Choose one of the two topics and the role-plays that you have to do in a debate (a defender or a prosecutor)

Select the strong reasons from the course book to support your opinion

Select your partners and practice making a debate with him or her

Read some Vietnamese articles on the Internet related to the topics to get more ideas

Read the given reference materials to learn more about debate structures

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Learners are supposed to acquire the important roles that fashion clothes play in our society

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Learners are supposed to acquire their responsibility for obeying the traffic laws

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Learners are supposed to acquire the important roles that parents play in a family

Learners are supposed to acquire the benefits of advertising programs on TV or on the radio

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Learners are supposed to acquire the pros and cons of evaluating learners through the various ways

of testing at school

Learners are supposed to know what are the best ways to entertain themselves

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Learners are supposed to acquire the danger of living in a large modern city in the 21st century Learners are supposed to acquire the different ways to deter criminals in our society

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WEEK 11: THE MID – TERM TEST

Learners are supposed to speak English naturally and confidently in class about current events without any preparation

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Students jot down strong reasons to be for and against the following topics

Do games online really cause bad behaviour in children?

Recycling should be compulsory

Is co-habitation the replacement for marriage?

Does violence on television influence the way children behave?

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