Skills
Debating can facilitate transformative learning experiences for students, by providing them with the opportunity to practice constructive dialogue in a structured environment. Specifically, some of the competences that students develop through debating include:
- Mastery of the English language
- Constructing arguments using knowledge and analytical reasoning
- Critical thinking and analysis under competitive pressure
- Presentation skills and thinking on their feet.
Knowledge
Debating can help students expand their knowledge about the world, by discussing current and historic social, political and economic issues. In terms of social issues, topics can range from ethics and morality, which are fundamental to most debates, to more practical impacts regarding specific social groups.