Group Discussion

GROUP DISCUSSION Why have a discussion? It helps you to understand a subject of topic are a more detail or deeply. Expends and classifies your knowledge. Help to make particular decision or come to a conclusion. Thoughts and ideas Improves your language skills. Increases your language skills. Increases your confidence in speaking. Change your attitudes and ideas. STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING YOUR DISCUSSION SKILLS: Observe: How do other students make critical comments? How do they ask questions? How do they disagree with or support the topic? What special phrases do they use to show politeness? How do they signal interrupt, ask a question or make point? Practice: Practice out-side class to improve your discussion skills. Start in an informal sitting or with a small group. Begin by asking questions of following students. Ask them about their opinions. Ask for their opinions. Ask for information or ask for advice. Participate: An easy to participate is to add to the existing discussion. Start by making contributions; Agree with what some one has said or ask them to expand on their point (ask for example or more information); You can then work up to answering a question put to the group; Providing an example for a point under discussion or disagreeing with point. TUTORIAL PARTICIPATION Voicing an opinion and arguing a point effectively:What is an argument? To ‘argue’ in an academic context is to present an opinion thought the process of reasoning supported by evidence. An argument seeks to persuade throught rational and critical judgment. In academic writing an argument is sometime called a claim or a thesis statement, which is also supported with evidence. How do we argue at university? The every meaning of the term argument implies a fight:

The aim of academic argument is to export a question, proposition or an area of knowledge and a dancing and calcifying your knowledge and language to think critically. Voicing an opinion in a seminar:Participating in a tutorial discussion can be a bit scary, especially when you want to disagree with a point of view and are not sure how to, or of which language structures to use. Voicing your opinion and using effective arguing techniques are valuable skills. You may have great idea, but you need to communicate it effectively and support it. 1. A valid opinion (a beive point of view) a. I belive that …… b. I think that…….. c. From what I understand….. d. As I understand it…. 2. A reason way a. This is due to b. Because ….. c. What I mean by this 3. Evidence (Relevant and up to date examples, Actual date, Refer to the source) a. This can be seen by b. For instance…. c. FOR example…. d. An example…. e. (Author’s name) states that…. f. (Author’s name) suggests…. g. Statistics from (give a source) indicate.