BP辩论赛赛制介绍.doc

? General rules1. IntroductionThe “FLTRP CUP” National English Debating Competition(hereafter referred to as “the Competition”) inaugurated in 1997 is the onlynational English debating event in ... ? General rules 1. Introduction The “FLTRP CUP” National English Debating Competition(hereafter referred to as “the Competition”) inaugurated in 1997 is the onlynational English debating event in China. The FLTRP CUP National EnglishDebating Competition is jointly hosted by the Foreign Language Teaching andResearch Press Cambridge University Press and the International Debate EducationAssociation (IDEA) coordinated by the China English Language EducationAssociation (CELEA) English Speaking Union (ESU) English Language Learningmagazine (ELL) and sponsored by CASIO (Shanghai). 2. Competition Format The Competition shall be conducted in the BritishParliamentary Debating Style (also known as the World Universities DebatingChampionships Style) as defined in Part 2. 3. Required qualificationsfor the competition A debater must be a registeredfull-time undergraduate of Chinese nationality in a Chinese territoryeducational institution. Those who have wonoverseas awards of the past CCTV CUP English Speaking Contest or past FLTRP CUPNational English Debating Competition are excluded from participating in theFLTRP Cup. The British Parliamentary format 1. The Teams Four teams of two debaters participate in each British Parliamentarydebate round. The teams supporting themotion are referred to as the Proposition. The teams arguingagainst the motion are known as the Opposition teams. Two teams represent the Proposition: theOpening Proposition and the Closing Proposition. Two teams represent the Opposition: theOpening Opposition and the Closing Opposition. Each of these teams competes against all other teams in the round andwill be ranked 1st through 4th at the conclusion of thedebate. Opening Proposition Opening Opposition Closing Proposition Closing Opposition 2. Speaker Order Each s