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ERIC Number: EJ248779
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981-Jul
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The Place of the Debate in a Study-Skills Course.
Edwards, Anne
English Language Teaching Journal, v35 n4 p387-89 Jul 1981
Describes use of debates to teach English as a second language students how to separate the relevant from the irrevelant in written and spoken English and the mental discipline to use only pertinent information. (BK)
Descriptors: Debate, English (Second Language), Listening Comprehension, Persuasive Discourse, Second Language Instruction, Secondary Education, Speeches, Study Skills, Teaching Methods, Verbal Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Guides - Non-Classroom
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Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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