Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Academy Equal Opportunities Motions Background Files Available

The Academy (and scholarships) is being partially financed by a grant to investigate and debate about the concept of equal opportunities. Thus, a number of our motions will be about this concept, which is of increasing importance in the European community.

Here are some background pdf files for you to download and examine in preparation for debating these motions.

http://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/idas2007_equalopportunity.pdf

http://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/idas2007_discrimination.pdf

http://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/idas2007_ethnicminorities.pdf

http://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/idas2007_disabilities.pdf

http://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/idas2007_gender.pdf

http://debate.uvm.edu/dcpdf/idas2007_homosexuals.pdf

Monday, October 29, 2007

Transport Links to the Academy


Try to be in Ormoz by 1700 hours, please!

TRAINS TO ORMOZ
Ljubljana 7.40 Ormoz 10.25
Ljubljana 12.50 – Pragersko 15.08 arrival/departure 15.10 – Ormoz 15.41
Ljubljana 17.25 – Pragersko 19.29 arrival/departure 19. 44 – Ormoz 20.15

For the ones who are coming from Zagreb and Belgrade, change the train in Zidani most – you do not need to go to Ljubljana.

The train ticket one way from Ljubljana to Ormoz is between 9 and 10 EUR.

BUS FROM LJUBLJANA AIRPORT TO LJUBLJANA
There are two different bus companies transporting from the airport to Ljubljana bus and railway station (they are together). It takes 30 to 45 minutes, costs 4,5 EUR.
7.00 10.00 12.00 14.00 16.00 18.00 20.00
5:45 6:40 10:55 12:40 14:30 16:00 17:30 18:25 22:55 00:00

Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Academy Spaces Filling Up Fast


With a month to go before it begins, there are already over 60 debaters enrolled in the International Debate Academy. There is a limit (around 80) so act fast!

Students are enrolled from (in no order): Kazakhstan, Romania, Croatia, Russia, Slovenia, Ukraine, Netherlands, Serbia, Albania, Venezuela, USA, Estonia, Malaysia, Mongolia, Bulgaria, Bosnia & Herzogovina, and more. Faculty expand the list of countries, with Singapore and the UK.

Get information at the website, along with application and contact forms:
http://debate.uvm.edu/idas2007.html

See you there!

Sunday, October 14, 2007

New Elective Topics Announced


PHOTO: Bojana Skrt with Korean debaters in 2005

Bojana Skrt has announced her elective topics for the upcoming IDAS 2007.


1. Roles of the speakers: What is each speaker supposed to do? What kind of skills are most required for different speeches?

2. Strategy: How do we debate when we do not have a clue about the topic? What do we do when the first government comes out with a really bad case?

3. Preparations between the tournaments, preparation in debate club, individual preparation.

4. Debating internationally as an English Foreign Language speaker.

5. Administering a university debate club: keep them coming, keep them staying, keep them motivated.

6. Fundraising for the university debate club.

7. Organising a debate tournament.

8. Organising a public debate.

9. The myth of the conventional wisdom.

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Preliminary Curriculum Announced


FIFTH INTERNATIONAL DEBATE ACADEMY SLOVENIA

For university students and trainers/teachers
17th – 25th November 2007, Ormož/Ljubljana, Slovenia

The website and the application forms are at
http://debate.uvm.edu/idas2007.html

The news blog with updates is at
http://internationaldebateacademy.blogspot.com/

*CURRICULUM*

This is a preliminary curriculum plan. We will be adding more elements.

Each instruction day will have a morning session with: lecture, skill workshops, and a full critiqued debate; then lunch; followed by an afternoon session with: _two_ elective periods (multiple classes offered, you choose which you wish to attend) and a full critiqued debate. Evenings will be free.

We will break the attendees down into beginning, intermediate and advanced groups.

Lectures:

Beginners
1. Public speaking - Poom
2. Case development (both sides) - Marusic
3. Types of arguments - Harvey-Smith
4. Extensions & Points of Information - Fatt
5. Psychology of Debate - Nelson & Llano

Intermediate
1. Case development (both sides) Fatt & Nelson
2. Argument & Content Development - Poom
3. Extensions & Whip Speeches - Marusic
4. Rhetoric & Style - Morgan
5. Points of Information - Fischer

Advanced
1. Clash - Harvey-Smith
2. Framing - Harvey Smith
3. Points of Information & Style - Snider
4. International Relations - Poom
5. Political Philosophy - Morgan

Electives:

Students will vote on arrival for the electives they most prefer, and those will be offered and the most popular will be offered more than once. The ballot will have paragraph explanations of the elecives. More electives will be added in the next two weeks.

Poom:
Intl relations 1
Intl relations 2
Economics for idiots
Debating about rights

Fatt:
Research methods
Humor
Rebutting
Bangkok 2008 Prep
Drills & games for learning to debate
Motion analysis

Marusic:
Motion interpretation
Finding evidence
Case division
Counter proposals

Morgan:
Style vs. substance
Identifying clash
Newman hierarchy
Principles of criminal justice
Zen debating - knifing without the knife

Harvey-Smith:
Economics
Philosophy
Extensions

Snider:
Notes
Your 15 minutes prep
Mine is bigger than yours
Other debate formats

Llano:
Samurai debate
Classical rhetorical theory
Team based research
Advanced opposition strategy

Fischer:
Coming soon

Skrt:
Coming soon

Nelson:
Coming soon

Coach Sessions: (offered during electives)
Experiential learning - Poom
Drills and games to teach debate - Fatt
Adjudication - Harvey-Smith
Full long-term training program model - Snider
Team based research strategy - Llano
Many more to come

*SCHEDULE*

FIFTH INTERNATIONAL DEBATE ACADEMY SLOVENIA
NOVEMBER 2007

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 17 2007
Arrival Day
1700 Opening Session
Introductions
Introduction to the format
Exhibition debate
Discussion of exhibition debate
1900 Dinner
Socialize and find a debate partner

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 18 2007
730-845 Breakfast
845 Morning announcements
900 Lecture
1015-1130 Exercises
1130 Announcement of motion
1200 Practice debate
1330 Lunch
1500 Elective 1
1600 Elective 2
1700 Announcement of motion
1730 Practice debate
1900 Dinner
Evening – Country Exhibition

MONDAY NOVEMBER 19 2007
730-845 Breakfast
845 Morning announcements
900 Lecture
1015-1130 Exercises
1130 Announcement of motion
1200 Practice debate
1330 Lunch
1500 Elective 1
1600 Elective 2
1700 Announcement of motion
1730 Practice debate
1900 Dinner
Evening – Open

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 20 2007
730-845 Breakfast
845 Morning announcements
900 Lecture
1015-1130 Exercises
1130 Announcement of motion
1200 Practice debate
1330 Lunch
1500 Elective 1
1600 Elective 2
1700 Announcement of motion
1730 Practice debate
1900 Dinner
Evening – Open

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 21 2007
730-845 Breakfast
845 Morning announcements
900 Lecture
1015-1130 Exercises
1130 Announcement of motion
1200 Practice debate
1330 Lunch
1500 Elective 1
1600 Elective 2
1700 Announcement of motion
1730 Practice debate
1900 Dinner
Evening – Open

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 22 2007
730-845 Breakfast
845 Morning announcements
900 Lecture
1015-1130 Exercises
1130 Announcement of motion
1200 Practice debate
1330 Lunch
1500 Elective 1
1600 Elective 2
1700 Announcement of motion
1730 Practice debate
1900 Dinner
Evening – Country Exhibition

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 23 2007
730-845 Breakfast
845 Morning announcements
900 Bus to Ljubljana
Check into Ljubljana dorms
1300 Lunch
1200-1400 Registration for tournament
1400 Judging briefing
1500 Opening ceremonies
1530 Announcement of motion
1600 Round 1
1730 Announcment of the motion
1800 Round 2
1930 Dinner

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 24 2007
730-830 Breakfast
900 Announcement of the motion
920 Round 3
1130 Announcement of the motion
1150 Round 4
1300 Lunch
1430 Announcement of the motion
1450 Round 5
1700 Announcement of the motion
1720 Round 6
1930 Dinner & Break announcement
Break Party

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 25 2007
730-830
930 Announcement of pairings and motion
1000 Semifinals
Noon Finals
1330 Closing ceremonies

Faculty Information Updated


FIFTH INTERNATIONAL DEBATE ACADEMY SLOVENIA

For university students and trainers/teachers
17th – 25th November 2007, Ormož/Ljubljana, Slovenia

The website and the application forms are at
http://debate.uvm.edu/idas2007.html

The news blog with updates is at
http://internationaldebateacademy.blogspot.com/

*THE FACULTY - DEBATE TRAINING SUPERSTARS FROM MANY CONTINENTS*

Jens Fischer, Berlin Debating Union, Germany
Chief Adjudicator Europeans, famous Worlds/Euros correspondent, Euros final judge, founder of Berlin Debating Union.

Neill Harvey-Smith, UK
Worlds finalist in 2001, English Mace winner in 1999, Scottish Mace winner in 2002, Worlds Masters winner in 2006, won 25 IV tournaments, professional communication consultant. http://www.debatechamber.com/

Steve Llano, St. Johns University, USA
Won national championship in USA as coach, six years faculty at World Debate Institute, twice faculty at International Debate Academy.

Loke Wing Fatt, SAID, Singapore
WUDC breaking judge, legendary debate trainer in Asia, three times faculty at International Debate Academy, one of the world's most active debate trainers.

Branka Marušic, Croatia
EUDC President, Finalist at International Debate Academy, leading European debate organizer and high school trainer and coach.

Rhydian Morgan, UK
Chief Adjudicator at four tournments, European Open winner, professional communication consultant.

Sam Nelson, Cornell University, USA
Won national championship in USA as coach, organized ESU USA Tour 2007, three times faculty at International Debate Academy.

Uve Poom, Estonia
2007 Europeans ESL Champion, Finalist at International Debate Academy, organizer of Europeans Tallinn.

Bojana Skrt, Slovenia
Founder and director ZIP Slovenia, twice World Schools EFL world champion coach, in 2006-2007 school year held 234 debate events and 16 tournaments.

Alfred C. Snider, University of Vermont, USA
Director, World Debate Institute, 35 years as debate coach, fifth year at International Debate Academy as training director, multiple national championships in USA as a coach, editor of http://globaldebateblog.blogspot.com/, full details at http://debate.uvm.edu/acsprosevita.doc .

Watch for more additions.

AT THE END OF THE TRAINING SECTION OF THE PROGRAM WE WILL MOVE TO LJUBLJANA BY BUS AND HOLD AN INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITIES DEBATE TOURNAMENT.

ATTEND JUST THE TOURNAMENT IF YOU WISH.

THERE WILL BE A SPECIAL TRACK FOR COACHES AND TRAINERS.

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