Mastering English through global debate / Ekaterina Talalakina [and three others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Talalakina, Ekaterina, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.

English language.

English language--Conversation and phrase books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 171 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : Georgetown University Press, [2014]

Summary:

Mastering English through Global Debate brings together the rhetorical traditions and the best practices of ESL instruction to facilitate superior-level proficiency in the English language. Each chapter addresses a topic of debate, providing students with materials that foster the language and critical thinking skills needed for successful debates.

Contents:

Cover

Half title

Title

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Note on Web Resources

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Unit 1: Environment versus Economy

Pre-Reading

Studying the Topic

Mastering Vocabulary

Constructing Critical Discourse

Listening

Formatting the Argument: Writing

Formatting the Argument: Speaking

Reflection

Unit 2: Interventionism versus Isolationism

Unit 3: Wealth Redistribution versus Self-Reliance

Unit 4: Cultural Preservation versus Diversity

Unit 5: Security versus Freedom

Unit 6: Education versus Field Experience

Appendix A

Appendix B.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-62616-143-7

OCLC:

1109832104