Guidelines on Group Debate
- Guidelines for the Group Debate
- ① Duration for the group debate: 100 minutes
- ② Number of Participants: 5-7 teams per group debate
- ③ Participants will be divided into 2 or 3 age clusters for group debate
- ④ Group debate is composed of two stages: The first round is about the contents of the essay and the second (final) round is about a common topic related to the theme of the YPC 2022
- ⑤ Structure of the group debate: Introduction by the moderator (2 minutes), opening statement (5 minutes per each team), Q and A among participants, Q and A with the panel of judges, and closing statement (3 minutes per each team)
- ⑥ The theme for the final round of the group debate (15 Feb. 2022) will be announced on 20 January 2022
- Judging Criteria for the Group Debate
Group Debate 3 to 10 February 2022
Judging Criteria and Scoring for the group debate participants
| Area | Criteria | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Statement | Is the statement relevant to the guiding questions, substantive, persuasive, clear, fluent and confident? | 20 |
| Q and A among Participants | Are the questions relevant and critical? | 10 |
| Are the answers responsive and relevant to the question, coherent, logical and substantive? | 20 | |
| Answer to the question from the Panel of Judges | Is the answer responsive and relevant to the question, coherent, logical and substantive? | 20 |
| Closing Statements | Is the statement responsive to the topics discussed, substantive and persuasive? | 20 |
| Others | - Team work among 2 persons (sharing of the tasks) - Attitude and manner (observance of code of conduct) - Time management – observance of time limits |
10 |
| Total | 100 |
- Code of Conduct for Group Debate
- ① Be punctual (join the debate room 10 minutes before the start) and observe time limits.
- ② Listen and speak with respect.
- ③ Follow the guide questions faithfully.
- ④ Speak your mind rather than read the text.
- ⑤ Speak about your own personal experiences and ideas as much as possible.
- ⑥ Use your imagination creatively for proposal.
- ⑦ Speak clearly and not too fast.
- ⑧ Ask the substantive and challenging – critical yet constructive – questions during the Q and A among the participants.
- ⑨ Respond to the questions faithfully when answering the question.
- ⑩ Share the tasks equally between the 2 team members (opening and closing statement, 2 questions to other participants).
