Developing Student’s Literacy through English Debate Practice
| Main Author: | Nurcahyo, Agung Dwi |
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| Format: | Article PeerReviewed Image application/pdf |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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English Department Petra Christian University
, 2011
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Daftar Isi:
- Literacy should be owned by students since it will helpthem provide extensive ideas in maintaining communication.Debate practice is a way ofenhancing student’s literacy development. A study has been done ona case in English speaking class at the English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. This study aims at exploring the effort done to develop student’s literacy through the use of English Debate Practice in the classroom. By using a qualitative approach, the study finds that the use of English debate practice has stimulated student’s activeness in searching important information and enriching knowledge about various topics discussed in the debate. As a result, student’s literacy is gradually developed. The study also shows that the debate practice has made the students do some efforts so that they can put forward opinions, questions, clarification and rebuttal. Therefore, the debate practice can stimulate student’s practice of speaking. In conclusion, one of the ways to develop student’s literacy is by involving them in a given intensive communication in a classroom through debate practice