The Debate Den - Advanced Public Speaking & Debate Class Club -In the News
What's included
1 live meeting
40 mins in-class hours per weekMastery Evaluation
1 hour per week. includedGrading
includedClass Experience
US Grade 7 - 10
Intermediate - Advanced Level
Welcome to " The Debate Den " where the art of persuasion meets the power of critical thinking! This is the next step from the Intermediate debate class, where students learnt the basic or techniques used in debating clubs. This debate club is designed to challenge and enhance your skills in constructing compelling arguments, articulating your ideas with confidence, and engaging in respectful discourse. In this ongoing class, learners will engage with current events, practicing public speaking, critical thinking, and debate skills through peer-led discussions. The goal is for students to build confidence in sharing their thoughts and opinions, while learning to listen and respond respectfully to others. This is for a learner who has the basics of debating and would like to extend their skills and practice utilizing it. This class is a drop-in class, every lesson has a new topic. Each session will focus on recent news articles or on going world issues from credible sources, encouraging students to express opinions based on factual information. Class Structure & Timing: Welcome and Warm-Up Greet students, introduce new learners to the class, and explain the objective of the session. Icebreaker: Ask each student a fun warm-up question related to the news. For example, "If you could be a news reporter for one day, what story would you want to cover?" Introduction to Current Event Articles Briefly summarize each article that will be discussed. These articles should cover diverse topics such as science, sports, global news, and fun discoveries. Article will be posted ahead of time for students to review from kid-friendly sources like Newsela or BBC News round. Article maybe changed at anytime to reflect current news or world issues. Debate Session Opening Statements For or Against Rebuttals Closing Remarks Reflection: students to reflect on what they learned or found most interesting in the session. Examples of Topics Week of 4th Dec, Wildlife charity calls for urgent action as animal species declining rapidly Week of 11th Dec, Europa Clipper: What is Nasa's new Jupiter Moon mission? Week of 18th Dec, Who is in charge of the TV remote in your house? Week of 25th Dec, Fat Bear Week: Who was crowned the winner this year? Week of 2nd Dec, Asteroids for dinner? Scientists research using asteroid bacteria to make space food
Learning Goals
Debating is a brilliant way to develop skills in many areas, including: Improving confidence and empathy
Debating is a brilliant way to develop skills in many areas, including: Critical listening and speaking
Other Details
Language of Instruction
English (Level: A2)
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Teacher expertise and credentials
I am a degreed Enthusiastic Teacher With A Passion for Learning! with over 20 years teaching experience in traditional public, private, online, and home schooled settings.
I have worked within the British, American, Hongkong, China, Japan, Korea, Turkey & Taiwan's English Academic Educational system.
My focus is:
ESL, EAL, EFL (English as a Second Language) and Linguistics.
English Language ( Literature, Grammar, Creative writing).
English Literature ( Poetry, Shakespeare, Post 1914 Prose, 19th-century prose, Text analysis, Literature tecnhiques, etc)
I am TEFL / TESOL trained. I currently practice and I am constantly expanding my love for languages like, Cantonese, Spanish, Portuguese and more.
My students mainly come from the UK, USA, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan and Turkey. My courses help students at all levels including Primary School, Secondary School, Sixth Form and University. I also help Mature Learners who are just curious to learn and grow. I hope you will enjoy my lessons as much as I love making them.
My experiences are as a student and a teacher of Language & Linguistics for adults and children alike, my students inspire and drive me forward. My classes nurture passion and motivate the love of words and language.
The lessons are planned around a non-native English speaker, focusing on learning the language as well as natural acquisition.
How will you teach?
My teaching style is dynamic and engaging. The class will be interactive and supportive of all needs. Students will all get the opportunity to participate and complete their own tasks. The class will include a range of teaching methods including questions and answers; individual, paired and group activities; games and songs.
What's your teaching style?
I am an experienced teacher who is calm, patient and supportive whilst ensuring that the children are constantly learning. The environment will be energetic, passionate and learners will actively participate throughout the class. As an experienced teacher, I am capable of adapting my style to suit the learners needs.
How much will learners get to interact with you and each other?
Students will be active participants throughout each class.Student talk time is expected to be significantly higher than teacher talk time.
What is the phonics approach in ESL, ELA or EFL?
Phonics is an approach to teaching reading and writing that involves teaching students the association between sounds and the letters that represent them. My Phonics classes are DfE validated full systematic, synthetic phonics program, a way of teaching the building blocks of the English language. The scheme builds and develops the skills and understanding children need to become effective, independent readers and writers. An extensive library of fully-decodable, diverse & dynamic books are also part of the curriculum. It is designed for native or non-native English speakers.
How is literature used in second language teaching?
Literature can make the teaching of a language more fun. It introduces different parts of grammar and sentences in an interactive way. We can talk about interesting topics, encourage students to express their points of view and introduce in depth and current topics.
Reviews
Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
40 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
2-6 learners per class