The objective of the Debating Course will be to provide students with a solid background of the elements that make a good debater. At the end of the course, each student should understand how to:
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Prepare for a public debate; |
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Identify the primary and secondary points of their argument; |
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Be able to anticipate rebuttals; |
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Present their case; |
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Identify weaknesses in their opponents' argument; |
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Prepare a winning conclusion;
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Develop confidence in their public speaking abilities |
There will be ten lessons that follow this schedule:
| Lesson 1 |
General background on the art of debating and to address how the students would tackle debating topics
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| Lesson 2 |
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Brainstorming definitions and identifying primary and secondary arguments; |
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The pooling of ideas; |
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Research; |
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Developing a structure |
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| Lesson 3 |
How to plan your case;
Preparing your speech |
| Lesson 4 |
Identifying weaknesses in your argument |
| Lesson 5 |
Manner: how to engage your audience |
| Lesson 6 |
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How to summarise your argument effectively; |
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Clarifying issues |
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| Lesson 7 |
Reviewing selected arguments |
| Lesson 8 |
Students will be required to present an argument and rebuttal |
| Lesson 9 & 10 (combined, double lesson) |
Winners selected from lesson 8 will be required to debate in front of their class and to be judged by an outside adjudicator |
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Implementation
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Typhoon Club will implement Debating programme to S6 students. |
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There will be 20 students per class. |
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There will be ten lessons in the course. Each lesson will last 45 minutes. |
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The lessons will be implemented by a native English teacher. |
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Your school English teachers are encouraged to attend lessons with a view to assessment and personal development. |
Assessment and Evaluation
Before the final lesson, students will be asked to complete a questionnaire which will help define their views and reactions to the Typhoon Club Schools. This, together with a short report and evaluation from the Typhoon Club teacher will be submitted to the school once the course has been concluded.
Native English Teacher
The course will be implemented by a native English teacher under the supervision of Typhoon Club's publisher, Mr Mark Cowley. Mark was the co-creator of Typhoon Club and its Writing School and has considerable experience of implementing courses for schools in Hong Kong. He is also experienced in debating having gained a UK law degree and spent one year at the Inner Temple and Council of Legal Education. |
