Beihang World Debate Academy Starts Next Week in Beijing, China


Beihang University, Za in Proti Slovenia and the World Debate Institute are proud to announce the 2014 edition of an exciting program that we hope will appeal to all aspiring debaters of China, Asia and beyond.

18-25 July 2014, Beihang University, Beijing, China

The 2013 program was a huge success. You can read about it at:
http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wdi/WDI_Blog/Entries/2013/8/25_Beihang_World_Debate_Academy_Success.html

The program will feature the normal intense debate academy model we have become famous for. The program will instruct university students in the WUDC format in English. Each day will feature lectures, small group drills and exercises, two fully critiqued practice debates, and elective courses that students may choose. There will be no evening sessions.

BWDA 2014 PROGRAM

FACULTY:
Ratib Ali, Bangladesh
Mandy Frank, Kazakhstan
Gina Iberri-Shea, USA
Steve Johnson, USA
Peter Mesarec, Slovenia
Jernej Podgornik, Slovenia
Arlan Narvaez, Venezuela
Guohong Xu, China  
Bojana Skrt, Slovenia
Alfred Snider, USA
Zheng Bo, China
Marius Yannick, Cameroon
Eric Barnes, USA
Alexandra Grey, Australia
Steve Penner, Canada
Russell Taylor, China  

Assistant Faculty:
Sarah Elton
Bexley Brown
Kevin Calderwood
Brandon Merren

SCHEDULE:
Thursday 17 July 2014
· Faculty get briefing packet at hotel
· 9 PM Drinks in lobby if possible
Friday 18 July 2014
· 8:30 AM Faculty Meeting – Hotel Breakfast, bring packet
· 9:30 am to 11:30 am, OPENING CEREMONY:
· Venue: 2nd Conference Room, NEW Main Building
· 9:30 Hosts announce the beginning of the Opening Ceremony and introduces the guests.
· 9:40 Video watching: Beihang English Debate Society
· 9:50 Welcome speech by Prof. Guohong Xu, director of BWDA
· 10:00 Speech and Introduction to adjudicators by Prof. Alfred Snider, curriculum director of BWDA
· 10: 10 Speech by Host
· 10:20 Demo Debate using faculty
· 11:20 Taking group photo outside the venue
· 1200 Lunch
· 1300-1400 Format Lecture
· 1400-1500 Lecture: Public Speaking
· 1500-1630 Speaking exercises
· 1630-1700 Announce motion for Saturday, Form Teams
· 1700 End & open question period
Saturday 19 July 2014
· 830-930 Lecture: Argument Building
· 930-1130 Exercises Argument Building
· 1130-1200 Open session for questions, final teams formed
· 1200-1300 Lunch
· 1300-1430 Prep for Debate with help from faculty
· 1430-1700 Debate 1 with speech redo
· 1700 End & open question period
Sunday 20 July 2014
· 830-915 Lecture: Motion Analysis
· 915-1015 Exercises: Motion Analysis
· 1015-1200 Debate 2
· 1200-1300 Lunch
· 1300-1400 Lecture: Refutation
· 1400-1500 Exercises: Refutation
· 1500-1700 Debate 3
· 1700 End & open question period
Monday 21 July 2014
· 830-915 Lecture: First Teams
· 915-1015 Exercises: First Teams
· 1015-1200 Debate 4
· 1200-1300 Lunch
· 1300-1400 Lecture: Second Teams
· 1400-1500 Exercises: Second Teams
· 1500-1700 Debate 5
· 1700 End & open question period
Tuesday 22 July 2014
· 830-915 Lecture: Points of Information
· 915-1015 Exercises: Points of Information
· 1015-1200 Debate 6
· 1200-1300 Lunch
· 1300-1400 Elective 1
· 1400-1500 Elective 2
· 1500-1700 Debate 7
· 1700 End & open question period
Wednesday 23 July 2014
· 830-915 Lecture: TBD
· 915-1015 Exercises: TBD
· 1015-1200 Debate 8
· 1200-1300 Lunch
· 1300-1400 Elective 3
· 1400-1500 Elective 4
· Tournament begins
· 1500-1700 Round One
· 1700 End & open question period
Thursday 24 July 2014
· 830 Roll Call of Teams
· 8:45-1030 Round Two
· 1030-1200 Round Three
· 1200-1300 Lunch
· 1300-1500 Round Four
· 1500-1700 Round Five
· Break Night Party at Steps Bar in Wudaoku
Friday 25 July 2014
· 9:30 Roll Call of teams
· 1000-1200 Quarterfinal Round
· 1200-1300 Lunch
· 1300-1430 Semifinal Round
· 1430-1600 Final Round
· 1600-1700 Closing Ceremony

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