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A notable difference between the WIDPSC and the World Schools Debating Championships – the parallel major international competition which specializes in debating rather than public speaking – is that WSDC's primary focus is on the ranking of each country's team as opposed to each individual participant's ranking. Accordingly, students at ...
There was concern over the public debate of Hong Kong in the Open Grand Final motion. 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]
The championships were first held in August 1988 in Australia, as part of the Australian Bicentenary celebrations. Members of the Australian Debating Federation were aware that the World Universities Debating Championship was to be hosted by the University of Sydney in January that year, but no similar event for high school students existed at the time.
The Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate (CUSID generally) is the national organization which governs all English language competitive university debating and public speaking in Canada. [1] It sanctions several official annual tournaments and represents Canadian debating domestically and abroad.
IELTS: Type: Standardised test (either computer-delivered or paper-based). Available in 2 modules: "Academic" and "General Training". The IELTS test partners also offer IELTS Life Skills, a speaking and listening test used for UK Visas and Immigration. Administrator: British Council, IDP Education, Cambridge Assessment English. Skills tested
The North American Debating Championship is one of the two official university debate championships of North America. It is sanctioned by the national university debating associations in the United States and Canada, the American Parliamentary Debate Association and the Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate. It has been held ...
University of California, Berkeley 2008–2009: Matt Fisher & John Warden: Northwestern University 2009–2010: Stephen Weil & Ovais Inamullah: Emory University 2010–2011: Stephen Weil & Ovais Inamullah: Emory University 2011–2012: Ryan Beiermeister & Layne Kirshon: Northwestern University 2012–2013: Andrew Arsht & Andrew Markoff ...
An early pioneer of these styles of debate was the University of Louisville debate team, led by Ed Warner. [27]: 4–5 As debate techniques continued to become more progressive, new debate leagues were formed to accommodate different styles. The Cross Examination Debate Association (CEDA) was established in 1971. Jack Howe, the first president ...