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EXPRESSING VIEWS IN DISCUSSION/SEMINARS - Coggle Diagram
EXPRESSING VIEWS IN DISCUSSION/SEMINARS
Skills
Taking parts
Why tutorial discussions are important
How to take part effectively
Giving opinions
Find out how to state your opinion and ask for others' opinions
Agreeing and disagreeing
Learn how to agree and disagree politely
Clarifying
It is important to ask for clarification if you do not understand
Other skills
Giving suggestions o expressing uncertainty
Academic discussions at university are useful
Help you understand a subject more deeply
Enable you to share ideas and insights with other students
Hear the thoughts and ideas of other students
Challenge and perhaps change your ideas
Increase and clarify your knowledge
Improve your ability to think critically
Increase your confidence in speaking
Improve your English speaking skills
Actions
Individual
allow others to finish, without interrupting
make your points clearly but briefly
show your agreement or disagree politely
encourage others to speak by inviting them to give their opinions
give others a chance to speak (i.e. do not dominate the discussion)
support your opinions with evidence
not be afraid to give your honest opinions
be willing to change your opinions
build on what other people have said
be willing to listen to others
prepare for the topic
Group
there are clear aims, so that everyone knows what the outcome of the discussion should be
there is a timetable for different stages of the discussion, and a time limit for the discussion itself
there is time at the end for summing up what has been agreed or decided
only one person speaks at any one time
everyone contributes by saying something
Improve your discussion skills
Prepare
Listen
Participate
Giving and asking for opinions
Agreeing and disagreeing
Clarifying
Giving suggestions