WDI Holds Workshop in Japan

Students work with Bojana Skrt on their affirmative cases

Prof. Narahiko Inoue in his office full of debate books

The World Debate Institute at the University of Vermont in cooperation with Prof. Narahiko Inoue and Kyushu University are holding a four-day policy debate workshop in Fukuoka, Japan.

The workshop is for beginners and is debating the national Japanese policy topic, that Japan should terminate the Japan-US security treaty. The workshop is being led by WDI Fellows Bojana Skrt of Slovenia and Alfred Snider of WDI USA.

"The students are very enthusiastic but policy debate can be challenging for new debaters. Four days isn't a lot of time but they seem to be warming to it quickly and showing a lot of knowledge and skill," said Snider.

The program is a continuation of previous programs sponsored by Kyushu University that have included a Bioethics Debate Tournament as well as a parliamentary debate workshop taught by Loke Wing Fatt of Singapore.

POLICY DEBATE WORKSHOP

KYUSHU UNIVERSITY

Friday (1/22)

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)

8:40 - 10:10. Session 4. Stock Issues & Duties of the Speakers

10:30 - 12:00. Session 5. Argumentation & Exercises

lunch break

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)

8:40 - 10:10. Session 9. Negative Strategy

10:30 - 12:00. Session 10. Negative Strategy Exercises

lunch break

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)

8:40 - 10:10. Session 14. Practice debate session

10:30 - 12:00. Session 15. Exhibition debate and invite the public.