In this 8 week course debaters will prepare topics and argumentation and then engage in debate competitions.

Weeks 1,2,5 and 6 will be spent in practice and debate preparation.
Weeks 3,4, 7 and 8 will be debate competition weeks.

Critiques will be given on format and context and learners will engage with each other, both in peer evaluation and self-evaluation. Various types of debates will be introduced and practiced including parliamentary, Lincoln-Douglas and team policy types of debate....