Abid el Majidi

Abid el Majidi
Utrecht University | UU · Department of Humanities

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Introduction
Abid el Majidi currently works at the Department of Humanities , Utrecht University. Abid does research in Language Education. Their most recent publication is 'Invest in What Energizes Students to Learn: Investigating Students’ Attitude towards Debate in the Foreign Language Classroom'.

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Debate pedagogy may hold great potential for improving second language (L2) writing skills. This study investigates this potential by examining the effects of a debate intervention on the quality of argumentative essays of Dutch secondary school students. The intervention consisted of a number of speaking and writing activities, including case-writ...
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Many secondary school students’ second language (L2) speaking skills suffer from deficiencies; the effects thereof are detrimental to their academic and career opportunities in a globalized world that highlights the importance of oral communication skills. Debate has been considered a potentially effective speaking pedagogical tool that can scaffol...
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The skill of argumentation in the second language (L2) is problematic for secondary school students who are deficient in expressing structurally and qualitatively appropriate arguments. Debate has been widely acclaimed as an effective pedagogical tool that can improve L2 argumentation skills of students. However, the existing evidence is anecdotal....
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Research has painted a pessimistic picture of students’ second language (L2) writing skills in secondary education. One innovative tool that may help students foster their L2 proficiency, including writing ability, is in‐class debate. Debate is commonly associated with oral communication and argumentation skills. However, debate may also offer adva...
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Debate has noticeably been penetrating our educational practice the last decades. Many studies have revealed many benefits of debate, including sharping up debaters' critical and analytical thinking, and deepening their understanding of the issues being debated. Debate has also been deemed as an effective pedagogical tool, for critical thinking and...

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