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Improving KFL Speaking Skills through Classroom Debate Activities

Choi, Yujeong 1 KIM DAE HEE 2

1University of Toronto
2원광대학교

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ABSTRACT

This study proposes the use of classroom debate activities as a wayto enhance the speaking skills of Korean language learners. Authenticexamples of debate activities conducted in an advanced Korean languagecourse in a Canadian university are described. Based on Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALP), this studydiscusses the debate activities in four basic directions: use of instructorfeedback, language knowledge acquisition, development of higher thinkingability, and debate attitude enhancement. The learners’ post-activity evaluation of the debate activities indicatedinstructor feedback as an extremely effective and valuable means ofimproving the speaking skill learning.

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