On the 11 March until 12
March 2013, General Studies Department’s language unit and the Drama, Debat and
Pidato club organised an interdepartmental British Parliamentary debate 2013 to
promote and encourage creative and critical thinking among students in
Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan through debating in the English Language.
The event took place with
the participations of 24 students representing all the four main departments.
The tournament consists of 4 preliminary rounds, semi-final and a final round.
In the final round, two teams from JRKV and two teams from JKE went all out to
win the title of best debater and champions of the debate.
The teams were ranked based
on a power matching system and in the semi-finals; it was a sudden death round
where the best two teams from two different venues qualified for the final
round. Debaters from JRKV: Awgku Luqman Nul
Hashim and Nicholas Ong went home as the winning team and the best speaker was
from JKE: Manikandan A/L Thaneer Malayan.
The title of the debate is THIS HOUSE BELIEVES THAT THE MEDIA SHOULD NOT
REPORT ON A TERRORIST ATTACK IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE EVENT. The closing ceremony was officiated by
Tuan Haji Azizi bin Lin, Director of Politeknik Ibrahim Sultan and graced by
the representatives from each department.
In accordance with the
debate competition, a workshop was conducted on the 10th of March
2013, Sunday, and 24 students turned up for the event. The students
participated in mock debates and were exposed to the basic knowledge on how to
debate and the rules in a debate.
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PIS students debate in the preliminary round.
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Debate participants pose during a photographic session.
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Debaters prepare their cases before
the event starts.
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British Parliamentary Workshop participants listen attentively
to the tips given by a speaker.
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