Debating - a step to communicative language use

Abstract

This article re-assesses the value of debating as a classroom adivity for intermediate and higher level English language learners. It argues that debates satisfactorily fulfil the criteria for a communicative language adivity and can provide a useful transition from controlled pradice to more spontaneous forms of expression A re-assessment of the technique carried out with students at KMUTT confirmed that the participants found debating to be a motivating and rewarding form of language pradice .