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USING DEBATING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER STUDENTS’ COMMUNICATION AND CRITICAL THINKING SKILL DENI ASRIDA
Ta'dib Vol 15, No 2 (2012)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31958/jt.v15i2.227

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This article discusses about the use of the debating activities in fostering students’ communication and critical thinking skills. The aims of debating are to enable the students to be active and creative in the classroom. Debating is also assumed as a valuable learning activity for teaching critical thinking and improving communication skills. Debating is an effective pedagogical way because of the level of responsibility for learning and active involvement required by all student debaters. Many teachers realize that the best strategy for motivating the students to communicate in English is by changing the situation in the class. By creating an interesting and motivating environment, the students are expected to be immersed in the activities given by the teachers. Moreover, an ideal teacher should provide opportunities for students to talk by using group work or pair work, and limiting teacher talk. Therefore, the teacher should keep encouraging the students to get involved during the process of learning in the class most of the time.
COMMUNICATIVE ACTIVITIES OF TEACHING SPEAKING FOR THE STUDENTS DENI ASRIDA
Ta'dib Vol 17, No 1 (2014)
Publisher : Universitas Islam Negeri Mahmud Yunus Batusangkar

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31958/jt.v17i1.259

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The main objective of learning English is using English as a means of communication. One of the ways for the teachers to make the students use English as a means of communicationis using appropriate techniques which match with the learners’ characteristics in teaching speaking. Unfortunately, the fact shows that many teachers still do not know the appropriate techniques to teach speaking for the students. They frequently teach speaking using translation and memorizing techniques, whereas, those techniques are not appropriate with the characteristics of young learners. In this case, the teachers have to know the applicable techniques for teaching speaking to the students to achieve the main objective of teaching English. Thus, this article will  explainsome of communicative activities which can be used by the teachers in teaching speaking.Key words: communicative, activities, speaking