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  1. Debate made simple for P6 students Christian Alliance SY Yeh Memorial Primary School www.company.com Language Learning Support Section, EDB

  2. Background information for introducing debating

  3. Non-Language Arts Language Arts Learning English through … Learning English through … Drama Poems & Songs Social Issues Sports communication Popular Culture Short Stories Debating Workplace communication The path to debating Elective modules of the new senior secondary curriculum (NSSC) Debating

  4. The path to debating 06-07 Level: P4 Focus: reading strategies Skills: reading & writing

  5. The path to debating 07-08 Level: P5 Focus: vocabulary building skills Skills: reading, writing, vocab, dictionary & speaking

  6. The path to debating 08-09 Level: P6 Focus: debating skills Skills: reading, writing, vocab, speaking, listening & critical thinking

  7. critical thinking listening speaking speaking dictionary dictionary vocabulary vocabulary writing writing writing reading reading reading P4 P5 P6 06-07 07-08 08-09 The path to debating Progression of skills development

  8. The path to debating • Students’ readiness in terms of language capability • Teachers’ commitment • The school plan

  9. The implementation: design, process and product

  10. Learning objectives • Practise reading strategies • Reinforce the teaching of vocabulary building skills • Develop students’ critical thinking skills • Enhance students’ listening & speaking skills • Prepare students for the elective module of the new senior secondary curriculum

  11. Unit design GE Programme Reading lessons Debating lessons U1- 4 24 lessons 6 lessons 5 lessons Focusing on language items Focusing on reading strategies and vocabulary building skills Focusing on debating skills

  12. GE Programme Textbook units 1-4 • Language items: • Conditional sentences • Cause and effect connector ‘so that’ • Connectives ‘before’, ‘after’ & ‘until’

  13. Reading lessons • Practising reading strategies • Conducting formative assessment • Revisiting the language items • Reinforcing vocabulary building skills • Preparing students for a debate

  14. Reading lessons Practising reading strategies • Making inferences • Understanding the connection between ideas • Reading written language in meaningful chunks

  15. Reading lessons Conducting formative assessment

  16. Reading lessons Reinforcing vocabulary building skills • Word formation – Derivation and Compounding • Phonics • Synonyms

  17. Reading lessons Preparing students for debating

  18. Debating

  19. Debating lessons

  20. Debating L1 Debating lesson 1 Introducing basic terms

  21. Debating L1 Debating lesson 1 Distinguishing between strong & weak reasons W W S W S W

  22. Debating L1 Debating lesson 1 Presenting ideas • State the position • Give the main reason • Use connectives (Besides / In addition) to give more reasons • Confirm the position

  23. Debating L2 Debating lesson 2 Introducing sentence patterns

  24. Debating L2 Debating lesson 2 Using ARE table to organise ideas

  25. Debating L3 Debating lesson 3 Introducing a simple debate structure

  26. Debating L3 Debating lesson 3 Introducing opening and ending

  27. Debating L4 Debating lesson 4 Predicting opposing arguments For Against Watching TV wastes a lot of time. Every clever student makes a good timetable. They watch TV after they finish homework. We can learn a lot of things from watching TV. Watching TV is not the only way to learn things. We can learn more things from books.

  28. Debating L4 Debating lesson 4 Using 4-step rebuttal for refutation • They say … • That may be true, but … • Because … • Therefore …

  29. Debating 5 Inter-class debates • Motion: It is good to watch TV • 6 groups from 5 classes • 3 rounds of debates • 2 groups in each round

  30. Debating 5 Peer assessment I think the affirmative (for) / negative (against) side should win because …

  31. Impact on learning & teaching

  32. Impact on learning Improved organisation Expanded vocabulary Learned about English debating Minimised labeling effect Increased confidence in speaking Developed analytical thinking

  33. Impact on teaching • Design better lessons • Discern the influence of the NSS • Obtain feedback from students • Equip students with life-long learning skills

  34. Implications for teaching Shared goal Collective effort Curriculum space Planning Peer observation

  35. Good references • Krieger, D. (2005). ‘Teaching Debate to ESL Students: A Six-Class Unit’ In The Internet TESL Journal, Vol. XI, No. 2, February. http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Krieger-Debate.html • Debate features at http://www.eslflow.com/debateanddiscussionlessons.html • Debate materials at http://www.middleschooldebate.com/resources/curriculumcenter.htm • Debate ideas (pros & cons) at http://www.paulnoll.com/Books/Clear-English/English-debate.html • http://www.idebate.org/debatabase/search.php?junior=yes • Sample debates (clips of tournaments) at http://www.hkedcity.net/article/debate/home/

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