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Beyond Words: Spanish for Debating and Critical Thinking: 75 Controversial Topics for Advanced Learners
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Series: Spanish for Foreign Students
Foreign Language GeneralPublic Speaking & Speech Writing
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ISBN13: 9798285209263
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 31 2025
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: Spanish
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: May 31 2025
Pages: 368
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.76 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: Spanish
Spanish is not just a language; it is a vehicle for thought, argumentation, and cultural exchange. In an increasingly globalized world, the ability to debate in a foreign language not only improves fluency and linguistic accuracy but also allows speakers to participate in meaningful discussions on social, political, economic, and philosophical issues.
This book is specifically designed for advanced learners of Spanish as a foreign language, with the goal of developing oral and written expression skills in contexts of debate and critical analysis. Through 75 carefully selected topics, students will have the opportunity to explore complex arguments, understand different perspectives, and learn the vocabulary necessary to articulate ideas with clarity and precision.
Each topic is structured to facilitate learning dynamically and progressively:
Furthermore, the opinions expressed -diverse in nature- do not reflect the personal views of the author but have been formulated to spark students' interest, with the goal of generating healthy debate. The conciliatory tone present in many opinions aims to elevate human dignity rather than promote positions that degrade, harm, or demean others.
Each topic is structured to facilitate learning dynamically and progressively:
- Brief opinions from various voices on the topic, introducing different perspectives.
- Two opposing positions, where two speakers defend their viewpoints, allowing students to familiarize themselves with arguments for and against.
- Discussion questions, designed to stimulate classroom debates and guide conversations in a structured way.
- List of vocabulary and useful expressions, offering key linguistic tools so that students can formulate their own arguments with greater confidence. Each term or expression not only includes its English equivalent but also a simple definition to enrich vocabulary within each topic.
Furthermore, the opinions expressed -diverse in nature- do not reflect the personal views of the author but have been formulated to spark students' interest, with the goal of generating healthy debate. The conciliatory tone present in many opinions aims to elevate human dignity rather than promote positions that degrade, harm, or demean others.
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