Is the lecture dead? An argumentative essay on university teaching
A sophisticated argumentative essay defends a reformed version of the university lecture; students analyze how a C2 writer builds an argument through concession, rebuttal and precise stance, then write their own argumentative essay.
C2Adults60 minEssay
About this lesson
A C2 writing lesson (essay). Prompts, model texts and simple checklists — from a first email to an opinion essay.
- Level
- C2
- Skill
- Writing
- Type
- Essay
- Students
- Adults
- Time
- About 60 minutes
- Topic
- Education & studying
- Activities
- Key words, Speaking / writing task, Reading text, Multiple choice, Matching, Gap-fill
- Key words
- passive consumption, flipped classroom, active learning, caricature, to be sure, ..., it does not follow that ..., what is at stake is ..., to throw the baby out with the bathwater
- Access
- Premium
By the end, students can
- Build a sustained argument that engages seriously with opposing views
- Use sophisticated cohesion and stance markers (to be sure, it does not follow that, what is at stake)
- Control register, rhythm and emphasis through inversion, cleft sentences and nominalisation