Students often have difficulties to put their ideas on paper, especially those who are lack in writing skills. Thus, it is essential to give them opportunities to share their thoughts in some other ways. Debate is one of the effective ways to practice their speaking skills. However, another question emerges, "How can I know if my students ready to do debate?". To get the answer, I did this activity with them: Four corners Prior to this activity, I put some signs on the walls: "Agree, Totally Agree, Partially Agree and Disagree". Then, I gathered the students in the center of the class and read some statements, such as: •There should be a lesson in the school about how to play online game •It is cool if we stay in our childhood forever •Because many kids need more sleep, school should start two hours later than it does now. Then, for each statement, I asked them to go to a corner that suits their opinion. It was fun for the students to move around the corners and give reasons to their choice. Their reasons were sometimes unpredictable, like for the second statement, one student said, "It's pretty cool to always be kids, but we also need to learn to be independent, like going to college or work." Learning the expression Once I think that my students are more fluent to give supporting reasons and details for their opinion, it was the time to teach them the expressions used in debate. I took a list from here as a reference:
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AuthorNajib chooses a path to be an educator, just like two Indonesian prominent scholars whose names combined into his, which are Prof. Nurcholis Majid & Emha Ainun Najib. Had been teaching Primary level students in Ananda (2013-2015) & Al-Jabr Islamic School (2015-2018), he is currently pursuing his Master's degree in University College London, majoring Curriculum, Pedagogy and Assessment. Archives
November 2017
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