The effects of debate competition on critical thinking among Malaysian second language learners

• Main Authors: Othman, Moomala, Sahamid, Husniah, Zulkifli, Muhammad Harith, Hashim, Rosnani, Mohamad, Faizah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IDOSI Publications 2015
• Subjects: BC Logic; LB1603 Secondary Education. High schools; PE English
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/49859/1/moomala_the_effect_of_debate_competition_2015.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/49859/; http://www.idosi.org/mejsr/mejsr23(4)15.htm

Debate is a common co-curricular activity involving most Malaysian schools at the district level. Every year, each school would send three students to represent its team. In this study, forty (40) second language learners, aged 16 years old, were involved in a two hour debate activity carried out th...