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LEADER: 02018cam a22003258i 4500
001 2015024231
003 DLC
005 20150909155157.0
008 150806s2016 dcu b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2015024231
020 $a9781626163058$q(pbk. : alk. paper)
020 $z9781626163119$q(ebook)
040 $aDGU/DLC$beng$erda$cDGU$dDLC
042 $apcc
050 00 $aPL1129.E5$bB68 2016
082 00 $a495.182/421$223
100 1 $aBourgerie, Dana Scott,$eauthor.
245 10 $aMastering Chinese through global debate /$cDana Scott Bourgerie, Rachel Yu Liu, Lin Qi.
263 $a1606
264 1 $aWashington, D.C. :$bGeorgetown University Press,$c2016.
300 $apages cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 0 $aMastering languages through global debate
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aLanguage instructors increasingly recognize the value of debate as a means of facilitating Advanced and Superior level competency. As of now, no single debate textbook exists that provides level-specific, scaffolded language exercises in addition to rhetorical strategies and topic-specific texts for learners of Chinese. The textbook provides a stepwise set of exercises that culminate in a debate with fellow students at home and/or abroad via teleconference technology. Each of six chapters includes a set of pre-reading activities, a text covering the debate topic from both sides of the issue, and post-reading comprehension and lexical development exercises--all of which foster language and critical thinking skills needed for successful debates. A rhetorical methods section in each chapter integrates language and practice and prepares students for end-of-chapter debates. The book is designed to work closely with the ACTFL proficiency guidelines.
650 0 $aChinese language$vTextbooks for foreign speakers$xEnglish.
700 1 $aYu Liu, Rachel,$eauthor
700 1 $aQi, Lin,$eauthor