Use Of Debates To Develop Argumentative Paragraph Writing Skills Of Engineering Students

  • Mr. Krishnamuraju P B Simhula
  • Dr. Radha Devi Vadapalli
  • Mr. Ramakrishna Veeramalla
Keywords: Paragraph writing, Debate, Process Approach, English Language Teaching

Abstract

This study probes into the connection between debate and its effect on developing argumentative paragraph writing skills. Paragraph writing is a basic form of writing that every student should master to communicate well both in academic and professional settings. This paper expounds how debates can help students enrich their argumentative paragraph writing skills. After a thirty-period intervention program using debates to trigger their ideas for better argumentative paragraph writing skills through process approach, it has been understood that students have demonstrated a marked improvement in their argumentative paragraph writing skills.

Author Biographies

Mr. Krishnamuraju P B Simhula

PhD Research Scholar, AU TDR HUB, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor of English, Department of English, Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering(A), Andhra Pradesh, India.   

 

Dr. Radha Devi Vadapalli

Research Supervisor, AU TDR HUB, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India

Professor of English, Dr. Lankapalli Bullayya College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India

Mr. Ramakrishna Veeramalla

PhD Research Scholar, AU TDR HUB, Andhra University, Andhra Pradesh, India

Assistant Professor of English, Department of English, Shri Vishnu College of Pharmacy, Bhimavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. 

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Published
2024-08-24
How to Cite
Mr. Krishnamuraju P B Simhula, Dr. Radha Devi Vadapalli, & Mr. Ramakrishna Veeramalla. (2024). Use Of Debates To Develop Argumentative Paragraph Writing Skills Of Engineering Students. Revista Electronica De Veterinaria, 25(1), 824 - 826. https://doi.org/10.69980/redvet.v25i1.717
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