Books in the Mastering Languages through Global Debate series

Brings together the rhetorical traditions of the communications field and the best practices of adult second language instruction to facilitate superior-level proficiency in the Russian language.

Designed to meet the ACTFL proficiency guidelines, Mastering Chinese through Global Debate uses level-specific scaffolded language exercises, rhetorical strategies, and topic-specific texts to develop sophisticated Chinese language skills with the goal of achieving Superior-level proficiency.

Using debate to develop advanced competency in a second language is a method that is finding increased interest. This book provides teachers with both the theoretical underpinnings for using debate in the foreign language classroom as well as advice for developing reading, listening, writing, and speaking skills through debate.