Introduction to debating: Lincoln-Douglas format
Department of Foreign Languages
Institute of Cybernetics
Programme:
220400 Control in Computer Systems
220700 Workflow and Production Automation
221000 Mechatronics and Robotics
230100 Computer Science and Technology
Discipline:
English for Specific Purposes.
Workload:
52 hours (including: 32 contact hours and 20 preparation hours).
Credits: 2
Semester: 8
Final control: fail-pass exam
Attendance: full-time
Course summary:
In Introduction to debating: Lincoln-Douglas format students will practice debate (Lincoln-Douglas format) – a modern public communication technique. The course has a special focus on debate organization and layout and will train skills of building a case, defining a strategy and tactics of refuting opponents’ arguments, as well as tactics and methods of having a successful dispute.
In this course students will acquire skills that will let them:
- prepare a public speech according to format and a set order;
- build a case taking into account methods of forming and influencing the public opinion;
- make a public speech and adapt successful verbal techniques to dominate over an opponent and audience;
- oppose an opponent and use different polemic methods;
- analyze expert opinions; and
- define own opinion.
Key words: debate, public communication, polemics, Lincoln-Douglas format, resolution, case, contention, refutation
Course author:
Svetlava V. Rybushkina
Senior specialist, Office for Planning and Organization of International Cooperation
Teacher, Department of Foreign Languages
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- Учитель: Рыбушкина Светлана Владимировна
- Учитель: Эксперт ИнЭО