Debate in English

Lectures: “Debate Education in Europe and the USA” and more

Exhibition Debate: "Should Japan terminate the Japan-US Security Treaty?"

Workshop (Intensive Debate Training)

Friday - Monday, January 22 - 25

Kyushu University Ito Campus
jointly taught by
Dr. Alfred Snider (Professor, University of Vermont)

Ms. Bojana Skrt (Director, Institute for Culture in Dialogue, Slovenia)

This is a four-day intensive debate course as part of the general education curriculum of the undergraduate program in Kyushu University but we will accept some non-credit participants in the Workshop (Saturday and Sunday). The lecture "Debate Education in Europe and the USA" (Friday) and the Exhibition Debate (Monday) will be opened to the public as independent events. The topic for the debate is "Should Japan terminate the Japan-US Security Treaty?"

下記PROGRAMの通り九州大学全学教育総合科目「英語ディベート集中訓練」の授業を公開します。ディベートの集中講義には若干名の参加者を受け入れます。また、金曜日の講演「ヨーロッパのアメリカ合衆国におけるディベート教育」、および月曜日の公開ディベート「日本は日米安保条約を破棄すべきか」は独立した講演として聴講可能です。参加ご希望の方は下記井上までメールで予約願います。聴講は無料です。

Please contact Dr. Inoue by email for reservation (free of charge):
Professor, Faculty of Languages & Cultures, Kyushu University
744 Motooka, Nishi-Ku, Fukuoka 819-0395, JAPAN
Email: inouen@flc.kyushu-u.ac.jp Phone: (+81)92-802-5747 (direct)

PROGRAM

Friday (1/22) Room 2206. Sessions will be a basic introduction.
13:00 - 14:30. Session 1. What is debate, why is it important? Snider
14:50 - 16:20. Session 2. Elements of Debating & Exercises Snider
16:40 - 18:10. Session 3. Debate Education in Europe and the USA Skrt & Snider

Saturday (1/23) Room 1307 Workshop Day 1 all by Snider & Skrt
8:40 - 10:10. Session 4. Stock Issues & Duties of the Speakers
10:30 - 12:00. Session 5. Argumentation & Exercises
13:00 - 14:30. Session 6. Notetaking, Organization & Exercises
14:50 - 16:20. Session 7. Affirmative Strategy Theory
16:40 - 18:10. Session 8. Affirmative Strategy Exercises

Sunday (1/24) Room 1307 Workshop Day 2 all by Snider & Skrt
8:40 - 10:10. Session 9. Negative Strategy
10:30 - 12:00. Session 10. Negative Strategy Exercises
13:00 - 14:30.Session 11. Cross Examination & Exercises
14:50 - 16:20. Session 12. Work with instructors on Affirmative Cases
16:40 -18:10. Session 13. Work with instructors on Negative arguments

Monday (1/25) Room 1307 Practice and Exhibition Critiques by Snider & Skrt
8:40 - 10:10. Session 14. Practice debate session
10:30- 12:00. Session 15. Exhibition debate and invite the public.
Topic for Debate "Should Japan terminate the Japan-US Security Treaty?"