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Special awards have been introduced for the highest-ranked teams made-up of English-as-a-second-language (ESL) and English-as-a-foreign-language (EFL) speakers. To show that debate is universal, hosts in non-English-speaking nations have often showcased demonstration (non-competition) debates in their own language during the championships.
Academic Competition [citation needed] unknown: Mississippi: Academic Varsity Bowl (formerly Whiz Quiz) [78] WFAA: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas: 1977–1985 Africa Challenge [79] (formerly Zain Africa Challenge) Syndication: East Africa: 2006–2012? Alumni Fun: ABC Syndication: United States: 1963–1966 Answers Please [80] ("Little Red ...
This led to walk-outs during the debate, including 30 Chinese students and teachers. [5] After the live-stream, all recordings of the debate were deleted, but the motion was still present on the tabulation software. [6] Many participants had names removed from the public record retroactively once the competition was over.
There is no division of competition by grade level in high school academic events; all students in grades 9–12 that compete in a particular event compete against each other. Advancement is from district to region to state except in Cross-Examination Team Debate, where advancement is directly from district to state, and in One-Act Play, where ...
World Schools Style debate (or WSS) is a debate format combining the British Parliamentary and Australia-Asian debating formats. Designed in 1988 to meet the needs of the World Schools Debating Championships tournament, it has become popular internationally as one of the main English high school debate formats.
The US Universities Debating Championship (USUDC) is the largest British Parliamentary debating tournament in the United States, and one of the largest debate tournaments in the world. The event is held for college and university students attending school in the United States, and is hosted by a different university each year.
Scores are reviewed by a committee of coaches and experienced officials to discern for bias. The rationale behind this selection method stems from the founders' intent to assess ability on the basis of speaking to the 'common man or woman', not a specialized individual. Each competitor is judged by 40 to 50 judges by the end of the competition.
Asia World Schools Debating Championship, commonly coined as AWSDC, is an international debate competition founded by the World Schools Debate Championship's Asia steering committee in 2013. The 1st Asia World Schools Debating Championship was held from 1–8 August 2013 at Anglo Singapore International School's Campus in Sukhumvit 64, Bangkok ...