Please enable JavaScript.
Coggle requires JavaScript to display documents.
EXPRESSING VIEWS IN DISCUSSION/SEMINARS, MURNI ATHIRAH BINTI MD ROZI TESL…
EXPRESSING VIEWS IN DISCUSSION/SEMINARS
HOW TO IMPROVE DISCUSSION SKILLS
PREPARE
You should be well-prepared and understand the topic fairly well
Attending lectures
Completing any assigned readings
Do further reading on your own
Talk to other students about the topic area
Speak to your lecturer outside class for further assistance
LISTEN
Do more practise
Focus on what other speakers are saying
Identify the main ideas
Try to relate what is being discussed to what you have already
learnt
Keep an open mind
PARTICIPATE
Start in a small way
Learn useful phrases for these
Prepare a question and ask during the discussion
GIVING AND ASKING FOR OPINIONS
Giving opinions
-Make your ideas clear
-Support your opinion by giving reasons and evidence
-Use actual data if you have
Asking for opinions
-Asking others for their opinions
AGREEING & DISAGREEING
Give opinion with reasons and evidence on certain topic
Do it politely
CLARIFYING
Make sure you understand
ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION
Ask the speaker a question
Ask for clarification
The speaker may paraphrase the information and add additional detail on the topic
Ask questions to check your understanding
If you have asked for clarification, respond to show that you understand or not
GIVING SUGGESTIONS
Give suggestions
To express certainty/uncertainty
WHY ACADEMIC DISCUSSION ARE USEFUL
to help you understand a subject more deeply
to enable you to share ideas and insights with other students
to hear the thoughts and ideas of other students
challenge and perhaps change your ideas
to increase and clarify your knowledge
to improve your ability to think critically
to increase your confidence in speaking
to improve your English speaking skills
EFFECTIVE DISCUSSION
INDIVIDUALS
-prepare for the topic
-listen to others
-build on what people have said
-willing to change opinions
-allow others to finish
-make points clearly
-show agreement or disagree politely
-encourage others to speak
-give others chance to speak
-provide evidence for your opinions
-not be afraid to give honest opinions
GROUP
-clear aims
-make a timetable and time limit for the discussion
-there is time at the end for summing up
-one person speaks at one time
-contribution by everyone
MURNI ATHIRAH BINTI MD ROZI
TESL 1