2010年第十四届‘外研社杯’全国英语辩论赛大赛章程.docVIP

2010年“第十四届‘外研社杯’全国英语辩论赛”大赛章程 The Charter of FLTRP Cup National English Debating Competition 2009-10-14　15:25:46General rules 1. IntroductionThe “FLTRP CUP” National English Debating Competition(hereafter referred to as “the Competition”) inaugurated in 1997 is the only national English debating event in China. The FLTRP CUP National English Debating Competition is jointly hosted by the Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, Cambridge University Press and the International Debate Education Association (IDEA), coordinated by the China English Language Education Association (CELEA), English Speaking Union (ESU), English Language Learning magazine (ELL) , and sponsored by CASIO (Shanghai). 2. Competition FormatThe Competition shall be conducted in the British Parliamentary Debating Style (also known as the World Universities Debating Championships Style) as defined in Part 2. 3. Required qualifications for the competitionA debater must be a registered full-time undergraduate of Chinese nationality in a Chinese territory educational institution.? Those who have won overseas awards of the past CCTV CUP English Speaking Contest or past FLTRP CUP National English Debating Competition are excluded from participating in the FLTRP Cup. ? The British Parliamentary format 1. The Teams Four teams of two debaters participate in each British Parliamentary debate round.? The teams supporting the motion are referred to as the Proposition. The teams arguing against the motion are known as the Opposition teams.? Two teams represent the Proposition: the Opening Proposition and the Closing Proposition.? Two teams represent the Opposition: the Opening Opposition and the Closing Opposition.?Each of these teams competes against all other teams in the round and will be ranked 1st through 4th at the conclusion of the debate. Opening Proposition Opening Opposition Closing Proposition Closing Opposition 2. Speaker OrderEach speaker will present a single speech in the order pre