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Publication Date: 2008-Dec
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A New Approach to Public Speaking Course in ESL Classroom
Hou, Minghua
English Language Teaching, v1 n2 p67-70 Dec 2008
This paper is a project report on the experiment of an English public speaking and debating course with advanced level English majors in College of Arts and Science, Yangtze University. The paper analyzes the validity of the course, introduces the design rationale, the design and experiment process, and students' responses. The paper suggests that with further development, English public speaking and debating course could be considered as a basic oral training course for advanced-level English majors.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Public Speaking, Oral Language, Instructional Design, College Faculty, College Students, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Student Surveys
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
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