Make your point! : debate for ESL/EFL students / Michael H. Lubetsky.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lubetsky, Michael H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

English language.

Debates and debating.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (164 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo, Japan ; Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle Publishing, 1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<div>This valuable workbook and downloadable audio can turn any English speaker into an accomplished debater.<BR><BR>The student-centered format is suitable for large and small classes alike. Each of the ten chapters offers a ""language focus"" and a ""debate focus."" As students learn new debate skills, they also build important language skills. <I>Make Your Point! </I>will benefit everyone from high school students to business people. <br></div>

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 What is Debate?; 2 Tennis Debate; 3 Resolutions and Cases; 4 Points; 5 The First Affirmative Constructive; 6 The First Negative Constructive; 7 Holistic reasoning; 8 Members' Speeches; 9 Rebuttals and Adjudication; 10 Speaking Style; Some Resolutions for Debate; Copyright; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4629-1450-0