The Impact of Dialogic Teaching on English Language Learners’ Speaking and Thinking Skills

Debates improves the learner's verbal skill
Less than half of the respondents (45%) strongly agreed that debates improve the learner's 
verbal skills, 36.7% of them agreed, 11.7% of them were neutral, 5% disagree, and only one 
respondent strongly disagreed. These responses emphasize that debates have the ability to 
reinforce and enhance knowledge in a topic area, to engage students in the learning process, to 
verify that students have the ability to analyze, incorporate, and apply the literature to various 
situations, to heighten organization and listening skills, and to boost confidence when challenged 
on issues by others.
 Dialogic teaching enhances the learner's argumentation skills
Result show that the majority of respondents (83.3%) stated that dialogic teaching enhances 
the learner's argumentation skills
 
(43.3% agreed and 40% strongly agreed), 11.7% of them were 
neutral, 3.3% of them strongly disagreed and only one respondent strongly disagreed. 
Argumentation is interactive tool promote learners to present a rationale for their actions. 
Argumentation promotes high-level of thinking
Half of the respondents strongly agreed that argumentation promotes high-level of thinking
, 
26.7% of them agreed, 15% of them were neutral, 5% of them disagreed, and only 3.3% strongly 
disagreed.
Through dialogic teaching, the learner can develop the skill of questioning
The majority of the respondents (73.6%) believed in dialogic teaching method in developing 
questioning skill of the learners, (43.3% strongly agree and 33.3% agree), 16.7% of them were 
neutral, 5% of them strongly disagreed and only one respondent strongly disagreed.
 
Classroom questioning develops the learner's critical thinking skills
The result shows that the majority of respondents (86.7%) agreed that classroom questioning 
develops the learner's critical thinking skills (55% agree, and 31.7% strongly agree), 8.5% of them 
were neutral, while 5% of respondents did not agree with the mentioned assumption. Questioning 
is a good means of developing learners' speaking skills and thinking as stated by some respondents.