The old debating society

ARISTOTLE ON POLITICAL REASONING: A COMMENTARY ON THE “RHETORIC.” By Larry Arnhart. De Kalb: University of Northern Illinois Press, 1981. pp. 370. $18.00.

POLITICAL JUDGMENT. By Ronald Beiner. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1983. $20.00; paper $9.50.     

大学英语辩论课的教学模式探究

大学英语辩论课是顺应时代发展的要求而开设的一门课程,从探讨这门课程的必要性和可行性作为切入点,探索了课程的设计模式,测试与考核标准以及在大学开展这门课程的重要意义,从而对这门课程的开展打下了一定的理论与实践基础。     

对“教育产业化”的思辨

一、诸多问题　　以收费和民办高校兴起为标志的大学教育产业化的提出虽是近几年的事，但其实践却有了近十年的历史。其效果如何，我们从两个现象谈起。　　据北京市教委对北京地区高校本科教学工作调研结果，具有学科优势和较高师资水平的重点大学在基础课方面不占优势，在专业课方面还处于劣势。对此结果，有些专家将原因归结为重点大学重科研轻教学、重研究生教育轻本科教育。笔者则认为，重点大学重科研、重研究生教育本不为过，关键在于我国目前的大学教育方针含糊，已演化成了一种“求职教育”，在办学方针、效果评价方面出现了偏差。…     

Questionnaire on debating

A pilot study of the effects of communication in the 1972 presidential campaign illustrates the utility of the survey research method as an adjunct to the conventional tools of the critic‐analyst of campaign persuasion. Findings describe the bases on which voters evaluated the campaign and responded to sources of political information and influence.     

A bibliography of debating

ROGER WILLIAMS. By Perry Miller. Indianapolis: The Bobbs‐Merrill Company, Inc., 1953; pp. xiii+373. $3.00.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. By I. Bernard Cohen. Indianpolis: The Bobbs‐Merrill Company, Inc., 1953; pp. xix+320. $3.00.

ANDREW JACKSON. By Harold C. Syrett. Indianapolis: The Bobbs‐Merrill Company, Inc., 1953; pp. 298. $3.00.

THE STATESMANSHIP OF THE CIVIL WAR. By Allan Nevins. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1953; pp. 82. $2.25.

HORACE GREELEY: NINETEENTH‐CENTURY CRUSADER. By Glyndon G. Van Deusen. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1953; pp. 445. $5.00.

COUNSEL FOR THE DAMNED. By Lowell S. Hawley and Ralph Bushnell Potts. New York: The J. B. Lippincott Company, 1953; pp. 320. $3.75.

PERPETUAL WAR FOR PERPETUAL PEACE. Edited by Harry Elmer Barnes. Caldwell, Idaho: The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1953; pp. 679. $6.00.

A FAITH TO PROCLAIM. By James S. Stewart. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1953: pp. 160. $2.50.

BEYOND CRITICISM. By Karl Shapiro. Lincoln: The University of Nebraska Press, 1953; pp. 73. $3.00.

THE TRIUMPH OF THE ALPHABET. By Alfred C. Moorhouse. New York: Henry Schuman, 1953; pp. 223. $3.50.

ONEIDA VERB MORPHOLOGY. By Floyd G. Lounsbury. Yale University Publications in Anthropology 48. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1953. pp. 111. $1.50.

WORDS AND SOUNDS IN ENGLISH AND FRENCH. By John Orr. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1953; pp. viii+279, 2 maps. $4.25.

FLAMING MINISTER: A STUDY OF OTHELLO AS TRAGEDY OF LOVE AND HATE. By G. R. Elliott. Durham, North Carolina: Duke University Press, 1953; pp. xxxvi+245. $4.50.

MACBETH. Edited by Kenneth Muir. (Eighth edition, revised). Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1953; pp. lxxiv+200. $2.75.

CURTAIN TIME. By Lloyd Morris. New York: Random House, 1953; pp. xvi+380. $5.00.

PLAYS AS LITERATURE FOR AN AUDIENCE. By George F. Reynolds. Boulder, Colorado: The University of Colorado Press, 1953; pp. 51. $1.50.

SCENERY DESIGN FOR THE AMATEUR STAGE. By Willard J. Friederich and John H. Frazer. New York: The Macmillan Co., 1950; pp. 264. $3.75.

FILM FORM. By Sergei Eisenstein. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., 1953; pp. 279. $4.50.

TEEN THEATRE: A GUIDE TO PLAY PRODUCTION. By Edwin and Natalie Gross. New York: McGraw‐Hill Book Co., 1953; pp. 245. $3.25.

TELEVISION IN SCHOOL, COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY. By Jennie Waugh Callahan. New York: The McGraw‐Hill Book Company, 1953; pp. xvi+389. $4.75.

PRODUCING AND DIRECTING FOR TELEVISION. By Charles Adams. New York: Henry Holt &; Co., 1953; pp. 282. $3.95.

TELEVISION ADVERTISING AND PRODUCTION HANDBOOK. Edited by Irving Settel and Norman Glenn. New York: The Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1953; pp. xv+480. $6.00.

RADIO AND TELEVISION ANNOUNCING. By Lyle D. Barnhart. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1953; pp. 283. $5.00.

SPEECH THERAPY: A BOOK OF READINGS. By Charles Van Riper. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1953; pp. xiii+319. $3.95.

SPEECH AND HEARING THERAPY. By Ruth Beckey Irwin. New York: Prentice‐Hall, Inc., 1953; pp. 243. $3.50.

KEEP YOUR VOICE HEALTHY. By Friedrich S. Brodnitz. New York: Harper &; Brothers, 1953; pp. xiv+234. $3.50.

CLINICIAN'S HANDBOOK FOR AUDITORY TRAINING. By J. C. Kelly. Dubuque: Wm. C. Brown Co., 1953; pp. iv+155. $2.00.

SPEECH: A HANDBOOK OF VOICE TRAINING, DICTION, AND PUBLIC SPEAKING. By Dorothy Mulgrave. With Chapters by Wilbur E. Gilman and Wilbert L. Pronovost. (College Outline Series, No. 89). New York: Barnes and Noble, Inc., 1954; pp. xvii+270. $1.50.

TEACHING SPEECH IN HIGH SCHOOLS. By Willard J. Friederich and Ruth A. Wilcox. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1953; pp. xi+487. $4.75.

LEARNING PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE. By Alice Sturgis. New York: The McGraw‐Hill Company, Inc., 1953; pp. xvi+ 358. $4.00.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING IN INTERGROUP EDUCATION: EVALUATION OF WORKSHOPS. Washington, D. C.: American Council on Education, 1953; pp. 243. $2.50.

GROUP DYNAMICS: RESEARCH AND THEORY. By Dorwin Cartwright and Alvin Zander. Evanston, Illinois: Row, Peterson and Company, 1953; pp. xiii+642. $6.00.

PEOPLE IN LIVINGSTON: A READER FOR ADULTS LEARNING ENGLISH. By Virginia French Allen. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1953; pp. vi+122. $1.25.     

Some propositions worth debating

In 1995 a team of student affairs practitioners and faculty got together under the auspices of NASPA to explore the connection between student learning and student affairs practice. The propositions discussed here are an important result of their work.     

《孟子》论辩艺术刍议

孟子是战国时代技压群雄的论辩大师,是中国历史上一位天才的雄辩家。长于论辩是《孟子》散文最突出的特征,其论辩技巧主要有避其锋芒术、欲擒故纵术、引君入縠术、比附说理术、层层追问术、铺陈排比术等,可谓集先秦论辩艺术之大成。     

Parliamentary procedure and formal debating

The model outlined argues that behaviors and meanings need not be studied separately. To explore the relationship between meanings and behaviors, communication is defined as patterned space‐time behavior with symbolic referents. A formal model for communication processes that explicates this definition is developed. These postulates are derived from some of the propositions of modern systems theory.     

辩论研究及其在英语教学中的应用

近十年来关于辩论的研究表明,辩论能有效地激发学生的学习动机、提高学生的综合素养．要在英语教学中有效地运用辩论,可首先对教师进行辩论培训,其次结合教学内容对学生进行辩论训练,同时注意拓展学生的知识面．     

Discussion,debating, and research

THE ELIZABETHAN HOUSE OF COMMONS. By J. E. Neale. London: Jonathan Cape, 1949; New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949; pp. 455‐ $500.

SPEECH DEVELOPMENT OF A BILINGUAL CHILD. Vol. 3, Grammar and General Problems in the First Two Years. By Werner F. Leopold. Northwestern University Studies in the Humanities, No. 18. Evanston: Northwestern University, 1949; pp. x+200. $5.00.

SPEECH DEVELOPMENT OF A BILINGUAL CHILD. Vol. 4, Diary From Age 2. By Werner F. Leopold. Northwestern University Studies in the Humanities, No. 19. Evanston: Northwestern University, 1949; pp. ix+176. $5.00.

POWER AND MORALS. By Martin J. Hillenbrand. New York: Columbia University Press, 1949; pp. xiv+217. $3.25.

PROPHETS OF DECEIT. A Study of the Techniques of the American Agitator. By Leo Lowenthal and Norbert Guterman. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1949; pp. xvi+164. $2.50.

THE ANALYSIS OF PROPAGANDA. By William Hummel and Keith Huntress. New York: William Sloane Associates, Inc., 1949; pp. viii+222. $1.50.

THE ART OF SCENIC DESIGN. By Lee Simonson. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1950; pp. 174. $4.50.

HAMLET'S FATHER. By Richard Flatter. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1949; pp. viii+206. $3.75.

THE BACKGROUNDS OF SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS. By Karl J. Holzknecht. New York: American Book Company, 1950; pp. x+482. $4.75.

THE CARDIFF GIANT. By A. M. Drummond and Robert E. Gard. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press 1949; pp. xiii+114. $2.25.

THE PLAYS OF NATHAN FIELD. Edited with Introductions and Notes by William Peery. Austin: The University of Texas Press, 1950; pp. x+346. $3.75.

THE THEATRE OF THE BRITISH ISLES EXCLUDING LONDON. By Alfred Loewenberg. London: Printed for the Society for Theatre Research, 1950. pp. x+75.

THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA 1861–1865. By E. Merton Coulter. Baton Rouge: The Louisiana State University Press; Austin: The Littlefield Fund for Southern History of the University of Texas, 1950; pp. x+644. $7.00.

BRITISH BROADCASTING. A Study in Monopoly. By R. H. Coase. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 1950; pp. ix+206. $2.75.

SCIENCE VIA TELEVISION. A Practical Guide for the Preparation and Production of Informational Television Programs. By Lynn Poole. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1950; pp. xi+198. $3.50.

VISUAL AIDS. Their Construction and Use. By Gilbert G. Weaver and Elroy W. Bollinger. New York: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., 1949; pp. 338. $4.75.

CURRENT AFFAIRS AND MODERN EDUCATION. By James F. Corbett, Nathan Brown, Mildred B. Mitchell, and Marian S. Quigley, New York: The New York Times, 1950; pp. xiv+278. $1.50.

ARGUMENTATION, DISCUSSION, AND DEBATE. By A. Craig Baird. New York: McGraw‐Hill Book Company, Inc., 1950; pp. x+422. $3.75.

DISCUSSION IN HUMAN AFFAIRS. By James H. McBurney and Kenneth G. Hance. (Revised edition of the Principles and Methods of Discussion). New York: Harper and Brothers, 1950; pp. viii+432. $3.00.

CREATIVE POWER THROUGH DISCUSSION. By Thomas Fansler. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1950; pp. 221. $3.00.

GROUP THINKING AND CONFERENCE LEADERSHIP. Techniques of Discussion. By William E. Utterback. New York: Rinehart and Company, Inc., 1950; pp. vn+248. $2.50.

HANDBOOK OF GROUP DISCUSSION. By Russell H. Wagner and Carroll C. Arnold. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1950; pp. vii+322. $2.75.

BASIC SPEECH. By Jon Eisenson. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1950; pp. xi+344. $3.00.

SPEECH FOR EVERYDAY USE. By Elizabeth G. Andersch and Lorin C. Staats. New York: Rinehart and Company, 1950; pp. x+218. $2.50. STUDENT'S WORKBOOK; pp. 46. $.50. TEACHER'S GUIDE; 20 pp.

DYNAMIC PUBLIC SPEAKING. By George M. Glasgow. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1950; pp. xii+315. $2.50.

THE ART OF GOOD SPEECH. By Dwight L. Bolinger and Ralph Weiman. Philadelphia: Russell Press, 1948; pp. 159. $9.85.

COMMUNICATING IDEAS TO THE PUBLIC. A Practical Application of Public Relation. Relations to Everyday Problems in Human Communication. By Stephen E. Fitzgerald. New York: Funk and Wagnalls Company in association with Modern Industry Magazine. 1950; pp. xv+267. 13.50.

BUSINESS COMMUNICATION. By Everett C. Marston, Loring M. Thompson, and Frank Zacher. New York: Macmillan Company, 1949; pp. xii+537. $4.50.     

Anonymity in classroom voting and debating

The advent of networked environments into the classroom is changing classroom debates in many ways. This article addresses one key attribute of these environments, namely anonymity, to explore its consequences for co-present adolescents anonymous, by virtue of the computer system, to peers not to teachers. Three studies with 16-17 year-olds used a vote-debate-vote scenario to explore in Study 1 (N = 59) anonymous, public or private voting with public oral debate; Study 2 (N = 79) anonymous, public or private voting with public written debate; and Study 3 (N = 84) anonymous or public voting and debating. Students were more likely to change their views after debate and show less convergence to group norms if voting anonymously. However, anonymous debate created an increased amount of off-task behaviour, but only at the beginning of the lesson. In general, anonymity was found to bring positive benefits to classroom argumentation.     

A historical sketch of intercollegiate debating: II

Mediaeval Artes Praedicandi: A Hand‐List. By Harry Caplan. Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1934; pp. 52. $1.50.

“The Four Senses of Scriptural Interpretation and the Mediaeval Theory of Preaching,”; Speculum, IV, No. 3, July, 1929.

“Classical Rhetoric and the Mediaeval Theory of Preaching,”; Classical Philology, XXVIII, No. 2, April, 1933.

“ ‘Henry of Hesse’ on the Art of Preaching,”; Publications of the Modern Language Association, XLVIII, No. 2, June, 1933. All by Harry Caplan.

The Making of a Pulpit Orator. By John A. McClorey, S.J. Macmillan, 1935. $2.00.

Public Speaking. By Donald Hayworth. New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1935; pp. 442.

The Debaters’ Workbook: State Medical Service. Prepared by A. W. Heath. Waverly, Ill.: Waverly Forensic Press, 1935; pp. 82. $.75.

Language and Its Growth. By H. F. Scott, W. L. Carr, and G. T. Wilkinson. Chicago: Scott, Foresman &; Co., 1935; pp. 389. $2.00.

A Dictionary of Modern American Usage. By H. W. Horwill, New York: Oxford University Press, 1935; pp. ix+360. $3.25.

The Thorndike‐Century Junior Dictionary. By E. L. Thorndike. Chicago: Scott, Foresman and Co., 1935; pp. x+970. $1.32.

On the Teaching of Junior High School English. By Emma Glaser. New York: D. Appleton‐Century Co., 1935; pp. 307.

Stammering and Allied Disorders. By C. S. Bluemel. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1935; pp. 182.

The Gentleman from New York: a Life of Roscoe Conkling. By Donald Baer Chidsey. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1935; pp. 438.

How to Win a Sales Argument. By Richard C. Borden and Alvin C. Busse. New York: Harper and Bros., 1935.

Public Speaking for Everybody. By Charles W. Mears. New York: Harper and Bros., 1935.

French Pronunciation. By Jeanne S. Marie. Philadelphia: Plank Printing Co., 1935; pp. 70.

The Best English. By H. C. Wyld. New York: Oxford University Press, 1934.

So‐o‐o‐o You're Going on the Air. By Robert West, M.A. New York: Rodin Publishing Co., 1934; pp. 215.

The Professional Discussions—of the Ninth Annual Convention of the American Speech Correction Association, 1934. Edited by Robert West, Ph.D. Madison, Wisconsin: College Typing Co., 1935.

A Guide to Play Selection. By Milton Smith. New York: D. Appleton‐Century Co., 1934. $1.25.

The Art of the Drama. By Fred B. Millett and Gerald Eades Bentley. New York. D. Appleton‐Century Co., 1935; pp. 253. $2.25.

Parliamentary Law and Procedure. By John Q. Tilson. Washington: Ransdell, Inc., 1935; pp. xv+176. $2.50.

Speech Making. By F. J. Griffiths. New York: Oxford University Press, 1935; pp. 96.

The Technical Man Sells His Services. By Edward Hurst, S.B. New York: McGraw‐Hill Book Company, 1933; pp. 239.

Scenery Simplified. By Glenn R. Webster and William Wetzel. Eldridge Entertainment House, Franklin, Ohio, 1934; pp. 167. $1.50.