Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the impact of debate strategies on
students' critical thinking and speaking abilities. This study employed a quasi
experimental design with a control class and an experimental class, using a
quantitative methodology. SPSS was used to analyse the data, which were
gathered through pre-test and post-test. Since the data were not normally
distributed according to the normality test results, the Mann–Whitney U test was
used to test the hypothesis. According to the study's findings, speaking and critical
thinking abilities had significance values of p < 0.001, or less than 0.05. It shows
that employing debate strategies has a major impact on students' critical thinking
and speaking abilities. As a result, debating techniques can be employed as a
successful teaching method to enhance students' critical thinking and speaking
skills when learning English.
