Using Discourse Hedges in School Debate: Focus on Peace and Reconciliation

Authors

  • Bulus Wayar

Keywords:

Discourse analysis, debate, reconciliation, critical thinking, hedges

Abstract

Educators agree that adequate time is not given to classroom contact hours so as to cover all much desired course materials effectively. As a result, classroom activities are often geared toward ensuring that students understand course concepts with little time left to promote an in

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Published

2015-03-27

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Wayar, B. (2015). Using Discourse Hedges in School Debate: Focus on Peace and Reconciliation. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 21(1), 261–273. Retrieved from https://gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/3622

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