Can debates help PhD science students become better communicators? In this week’s TESOL Pop episode, we're joined by Anila R. Scott-Monkhouse, a university lecturer who uses academic debate to build fluency, critical thinking, and teamwork in her English for Academic Purposes classes at Università degli Studi di Parma. Her students tackle real-world topics like the gender gap in science… without knowing which side they’ll argue until the day of the debate. Anila R. generously shares how she structures the experience from start to finish so you can adapt this concept for your teaching context. Listen to this episode on your favourite podcast player. Simply search for TESOL Pop. Watch the episode here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKaF8ywb Have you ever used debate in your classroom?
Teaching Debate to PhD STEM students / Scott-Monkhouse, Anila R.. - 1:(2025).
Teaching Debate to PhD STEM students
Anila R. Scott-Monkhouse
2025-01-01
Abstract
Can debates help PhD science students become better communicators? In this week’s TESOL Pop episode, we're joined by Anila R. Scott-Monkhouse, a university lecturer who uses academic debate to build fluency, critical thinking, and teamwork in her English for Academic Purposes classes at Università degli Studi di Parma. Her students tackle real-world topics like the gender gap in science… without knowing which side they’ll argue until the day of the debate. Anila R. generously shares how she structures the experience from start to finish so you can adapt this concept for your teaching context. Listen to this episode on your favourite podcast player. Simply search for TESOL Pop. Watch the episode here: 👉 https://lnkd.in/eKaF8ywb Have you ever used debate in your classroom?I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
