The use of discussion method for the formation of argumentative competence when learning a foreign language
This article discusses the use of discussion as a teaching method to improve the argumentative communicative competence and to master basic techniques of persuasive communication. Discussion skills are interpreted as the ability to perform various argumentative actions to establish or refute the alleged point of view. A characteristic of both argumentative skills and conditions of the formation of logical-psychological components of the discussion is effectuated.