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<p>Oral argumentative competence is highly relevant for responsible [<italic>mündige</italic>] participation in social negotiation processes. Thus, promoting argumentative competence is central to civic education. However, there is a lack of theoretical concepts and empirical findings which can guide action in the civic education classroom. Since argumentative competence is a linguistic skill, the concept of language-aware civic education offers itself as a plausible framework. In this article, the two terms <italic>oral argumentative competence</italic> and <italic>language-aware subject teaching</italic> are clarified within the context of civic education. It is shown how subject-specific oral argumentative competence can be fostered through language-aware civic education.</p>
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Oral argumentative competence is highly relevant for responsible [mündige] participation in social negotiation processes. Thus, promoting argumentative competence is central to civic education. However, there is a lack of theoretical concepts and empirical findings which can guide action in the civic education classroom. Since argumentative competence is a linguistic skill, the concept of language-aware civic education offers itself as a plausible framework. In this article, the two terms oral argumentative competence and language-aware subject teaching are clarified within the context of civic education. It is shown how subject-specific oral argumentative competence can be fostered through language-aware civic education.

Oral argumentation and language-aware civic education – a theoretical proposal

PhD student at the Institute for Educational Sciences at the University of Basel

Research in Subject-matter Teaching and Learning (RISTAL)

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Oral argumentative competence is highly relevant for responsible [mündige] participation in social negotiation processes. Thus, promoting argumentative...

Oral argumentation and language-aware civic education – a theoretical proposal

Published Online: Nov 13, 2023

Page range: 67 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ristal-2023-0004

Keywords
Language-aware civic education, oral argumentative competence, subject-specific language, patterns of action, controversy

© 2023 Janine Sobernheim, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Oral argumentation and language-aware civic education – a theoretical proposal

Published Online: Nov 13, 2023

Page range: 67 - 80

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ristal-2023-0004

KeywordsLanguage-aware civic education, oral argumentative competence, subject-specific language, patterns of action, controversy

© 2023 Janine Sobernheim, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Language-aware civic education, oral argumentative competence, subject-specific language, patterns of action, controversy