DEBATE WORKSHOP
Federation of Finnish-British Societies r.y. järjestää opettajille tarkoitetun kurssin väittelytaidon
opettamisesta. Kurssi on yksipäiväinen ja pidetään Tampereella seuraavasti:
Date: Saturday 11 October 2008
Time: 09.00-16.00
Venue: Tampereen lyseon lukio, F.E. Sillanpään Katu 7, PL29, 33231 > Tampere
Themes:
Making debate fun for students
Thinking on one's feet
Developing ideas
Rebutting
Building a case
Challenging opponents
Debate vocabulary and expressions
Persuasive language
Body language
Popular topics
Methods: Games, role plays, group discussion, lecturing, demonstration
Trainers:Mike Davies, BA English, PGCE
Rich Penny, BSc Politics and International Relations, Baltic Debating > Champion 2006, Finalist in seven other university debating competitions.
Price: €50
Registration: Before the 19 September 2008 to Kaarina Ojasti <kaarina.ojasti(at)elisanet.fi>
Payment: Federation bank account 313130-1114701 by 19th September 2008
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PAIKALLISET KOORDINAATTORIT
The area coordinators:Semifinaalipaikkakunnat ja koordinaattorit:
Helsinki: Ritva Korhonen, ritva1.korhonen(at)edu.hel.fi, Kulosaaren yhteiskoulu
Joensuu: Leena Semi, leena.semi(at)jnor.joensuu.fi, Joensuun Norssi
Jyväskylä: David Hamer, David.Hamer(at)jkl.fi, Jyväskylän lyseo
Kouvola: Terhi Manelius, terhi.manelius(at)edukouvola.fi, Kouvolan lyseon lukio
Kuopio: Katri Silvasti, katri.silvasti(at)kuopio.fi, Kuopion lyseon lukio
Oulu : Anne Ontero, anne.ontero(at)haukipudas.fi, Oulun Suomalaisen Yhteiskoulun lukio
Pori: Maria Älli, maria.alli(at)nic.fi, Porin lyseon lukio
Tampere: Mike Davies, mike.davies(at)saunalahti.fi, Tampereen lyseo IB-school
Turku:Irmeli Kaustio, ikaustio(at)utu.fi, Turun NorssiDEBATING COMPETITION 2009 WILL TAKE PLACE IN JANUARY 2009
DEBATING COMPETITION
Suomalais-brittiläisten yhdistysten keskusjärjestö järjestää yhteistyössä FINNBRITin ja suomen englanninopettajien liiton kanssa vuosittain koululaisille suunnatun englanninkielisen väittelykilpailun.
FEDERATION OF FINNISH-BRITISH SOCIETIES RY
2008 NATIONAL DEBATING COMPETITION
Programme:
10.00 Opening by the Chair of the Competition,
Ms Valerie Vainonen
10.15 – 11.15 Two debates
11.15 – 11.30 Break
11.30 – 12.30 Two debates
12.30 Lunch at the Residence
13.30 Announcement of the results
Jury:
Keith Malin (British Embassy),
Marja Salo (Federation of F-B S),
Rich Penny (Debating Society, University of Helsinki),
Tuija Anttila (the Association of English Teachers in Finland)
Competition Organizer: Ms Tuula Penttilä
We would like to express our warm thanks to the British Embassy for inviting us to use the premises.
The Federation of Finnish-British Societies arranged the
Final of the English Debating competition for upper
secondary school students at the British Embassy on
Friday, the 18th of January.
DEBATING FINALISTS 2008
Alajärven lukio:
Justus Kareno
Juha-Matti Paavola
Iisalmen lukio:
Tuomas Paulin
Riina Repo
Kouvolan lyseon lukio:
Marjo Hienonen
Hanna-Mari Rämä
Kuopion Musiikkilukio:
Tuomas Tajakka
Antti Hyartt
Oulun Suomalaisen yhteiskoulun lukio:
Liisa Lauri
Anni Alasuutari
Tampereen Steiner koulu:
Kasmir Jolma
Nanny Hernberg
Turun normaalikoulu:
Sanna Parikka
Antti Laine
DEBATE TOPICS 2008
1 -This House Would Drastically Increase the Price of
Flights, to Protect the Environment.
2 -This House Would Outlaw Any Speech Which Inten-
tionally Insults People’s Religious Beliefs.
3 -This House Believes that the EU Should Become one
Country - a “United States of Europe”.
4 -This House Believes that GM Food Will Save the World
from Starvation.
5 -This House Would Authorise the Use of Torture in
Cases where Finland is under Attack.
6 - This House Would Allow Parents to Choose Half of
the Courses that Students Take for their Matriculation
Exams.
The winners of the 2008 competition were Sanna Parikka
and Antti Laine from Turun normaalikoulu and the second
prize was shared by the teams from Alajärven lukio and
Pohjois-Tapiolan lukio.
Congratulations to all the winners and to all for a good
competition!