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TEACHING STRATEGIES: DISCUSSION METHOD
DEBATE
What is Debate?
Debate is contention in argument; dispute, controversy; discussion; especially the

discussion of questions of public interest in Parliament or in any assembly. It is a method
of interactive and representational argument (Almazan, 2013).
It is a is an exchange of arguments between two teams or individuals. Meetings

take place on regional, national and international levels worldwide, mostly in educational
environments such as schools and universities. Debates are used too teach or to
perform the approach to a certain topic from different points of view. The side one has to
debate on is drawn by tournament organizers, so personal opinions are secondary.
(Sanchez, 2014)
PURPOSE OF DEBATE
 Rigorous and Critical Thinking

One of the most important skill that the debater has to learn and gain. Debate
participation promote problem solving and innovative thinking and helps students to
build links between words and ideas that makes concepts more meaningful.
Debaters are taught to synthesize wide bodies of complex information, and to
exercise creativity and to implement different ways of knowing
 Academic Skills
Debaters excel in written and oral communication thus greatly improve their
reading comprehension. Students become comfortable with new concepts and
unfamiliar terminologies and languages, and gain access to wide array of new
information such as college-level philosophy, history, public policy and current
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events. Debaters become self-directed learners allowing them to control of their
education experience and continue to learn throughout their lives.
 Mental and Emotional Maturity

Debate requires students to engage serious subject matter in a mature and
professional environment. Debaters show more maturity in the face of adversity and
tend to develop strong relationship with peers, other students, and most especially
on their self. Debate increases self-confidence by helping to teach them the skills to
become competitive adults.
 Academic and Occupational Achievement

Skills that were acquired as a debater leads them to notable academic
achievement. Improvement in academic performance is common to all debate
students, regardless of their academic. Beyond their academic careers, debaters
tend to enjoy success in the world of industry. Most of the top executives, politicians,
high-ranking officials and notable teaching staffs are good debaters which improves
their leadership skills that makes them capable to lead a community or in school.
ADVANTAGES OF DEBATE
1. Enhances interpersonal skills

An additional benefit of getting involved is building friendships with teammates
who enjoy similar interests. Through debate, people tend to communicate verbally
and non-verbally to other people as they share insights and opinions to other people.
It builds teamwork to other people and establishes sportsmanship leading to
friendships at the end of the activity.
2. Fun

The vast majority of the tens of thousands of students who compete in debate
tournaments each year will tell you that it’s fun. For every person, the experience is
a little different, but generally the thrill of competition, the camaraderie of teammates
and the travel opportunities make debate fun.
3. Enhances public speaking skills

Most people naturally avoid public speaking, debate provides a nonthreatening
environment to practice these skills so that you’ll have the skills necessary to do a
great job. This increases your chances of doing well in important interviews for jobs
or scholarships.
4. Analytical Skills
The ability to critically analyze a problem and propose workable solutions is
invaluable. This is a skill that debate best teaches and high-level business people
and professionals possess.
5. Research Skills
From traditional library research to the Internet, debate teaches you to become
a world-class researcher. Ask any college student and they’ll tell you how valuable
this is.
DISADVANTAGES OF DEBATE
1. Debates Can Be Hurtful

Arguments, even intellectual ones, can generate hard feelings between
opposing camps. Although academic arguments are supposed to be driven more by
logic and research than by emotion, many students will feel threatened or even
demeaned by views that challenge their perceived rights or sense of identity.
2. Repetition Shapes Views

Repetition of an opinion increases its popularity. The study, titled "Inferring the
Popularity of an Opinion From its Familiarity: A Repetitive Voice Can Sound Like a
Chorus," suggests that the side switchers in a school debate may have been drawn
to the position they became most familiar with -- their assigned position -- rather
than to the most reasonable and best supported claim.
3. Confirmation Bias Can Occur

Students in debate come to thoroughly understand both sides of the resolution,
having researched each extensively, and learn to think critically about every
argument that could be made on each side. watching debates probably intensifies a
priori opinions and leads students to cherry-pick evidence that supports their
pre-existing positions while ignoring contradictory evidence. These behaviors result
in arguments that suffer from what's known as confirmation bias.
4. Students may not be familiar with debate systems and as an assessment

method
Due to lack of knowledge, or sometimes ignorance, students may not have
courage or motivation to be curious on the rules and guidelines of debate.
5. Debates are time-consuming (e.g. time for research and preparation, time
for presentation of each group)
Students needs lots of time to prepare in order to build confidence to defend or
rebut the informations and arguments thrown on each parties. Research is one of
the most time consuming preparation in order to make an effective argument
SOURCES:

https://www.academia.edu/4651805/Debate_Module
https://cdn4.sportngin.com/attachments/document/0108/6997/Learning_Classic_Debat
e.pdf
https://www.speechanddebate.org/wp-content/uploads/Textbook-Debate-101.pdf
https://www.niu.edu/facdev/_pdf/guide/strategies/classroom_debates.pdf
https://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/quinn_DEBATING.pdf

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TEACHING STRATEGIES: DISCUSSION METHOD

Debate is contention in argument; dispute, controversy; discussion; especially the

It is a is an exchange of arguments between two teams or individuals. Meetings

 Rigorous and Critical Thinking

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 Mental and Emotional Maturity

 Academic and Occupational Achievement

1. Enhances interpersonal skills

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3. Enhances public speaking skills

1. Debates Can Be Hurtful

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2. Repetition Shapes Views

3. Confirmation Bias Can Occur

4. Students may not be familiar with debate systems and as an assessment

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