Journal Article Critique 9

Citation :

Zare, Pezhman.,  & Othman, Moomala. (2015). Students’ Perceptions toward Using Classroom Debate to Develop Critical Thinking and Oral Communication Ability, Asian Social Science, 11(9), 158-170.

Actually this article is not exactly the same with what I want to write in the writing’s final project. I want to write about how debate improve speaking ability. However, I still can use this article because this article is related to what I want to write.

This article mainly discuss about how classroom debate develop speaking skill and critical thinking based on students’ point of view.

In this article, in the literature review part, the writer stated that usually student only get the learning material, the teacher explain, and they stay passive. They will not be able to speak up more. Finally, learner’s thinking will be blocked and they will not be able to think critically. Personally, I really agree with this statement and I think that debate is an approach that suitable for the student to make them more active and be able to think critically. Because they have to mastering the material really well, think about it critically and be able to state their argument in a proper way. If they practice a lot, it could improve their speaking skill.

In collecting the data, the writer use quantitative and qualitative approaches; a survey questionnaire, reflective papers, and interviews. Based on the data analysis and results, it is proven that debate could improve students’ speaking skill and critical thinking because the most of the students response positively.