【講師コラム】デイジー講師 No.17~Evaluation on Englishbuds Debating~

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Englishbuds 管理人 MommyKayo です。


今日は9月最後の金曜日です♪


来週からは10月で

Englishbudsでは後期バズ・ディベートがスタートします!



設立当初、

IntermediateとAdvancedの2チームだけで

船出したバズ・ディベート部。。。



徐々に認知度が上がり、

そしてまたバズっ子たちの実力がグングン成長してきたことで

入部希望者が増えに増え、

なんと2022年後期は全11クラスも編成することになりました(驚)




本当はまだまだ希望してくださる方が

いらっしゃったのですが

ディベートの性格上、年齢・実力が同じくらいの4名様で

チームを構成する必要があるため

残念ながら今回ご要望に沿えず、お断りしてしまったくらいです💦



それだけ多くの方にご参加いただけるようになった

バズ・ディベート部、

設立当初からファシリテーターを務めてくれているのは

我らがデイジー講師です♪




本業が弁護士であるデイジー講師から

本格的なディベート技術を学べるなんて

バズっ子はなんてラッキーなんでしょう✨




今日はそのデイジーに

前期のディベート部の評価、そして後期の展望を語ってもらいます。


それではどうぞ!

Evaluation on Englishbuds Debating: Looking Back with Pride and Gratitude while Cheering on for the Next Semester with A Positive Outlook

Facilitating the debate classes for participants of all skill levels in Englishbuds has been very fun and fulfilling as a teacher. I beam with pride and joy as I have personally witnessed how the students have improved a lot and gained more confidence in communicating and speaking up their sentiments about various topics ranging from academic issues, current events to simple/interesting motions. Debating has proven to be a very valuable activity for the participants. Our aim is to not only to teach useful skills for their academic pursuits but also to impart practical and important life lessons in general.  

All the debaters from all the different levels of our debating class were able to build their confidence speaking in public and expressing their ideas eloquently.  Such ability to comfortably speak in front of others is very useful in so many areas of life, from interviews to school presentations to discussions in seminars. Based on my observation, debaters from our Friendly Debates, Intermediate and Advanced debates are becoming more and more comfortable in expressing their thoughts and opinions. Of course, the benefits of debating are not only limited to the skills built while students are speaking, their preparation of their respective speeches also develops critical thinking and research skills, as well. 

Our debating practice in Englishbuds hones and builds the ability of the debaters to see both sides of issues.  Debaters flex their analytical muscles, learning to find the weak points in opponent’s arguments.  They have honed and improve their skills in explaining their own ideas and assess different viewpoints.  Throughout the semester, I am truly impressed with every participant’s to respond with well organized arguments and in time-sensitive situations.  These skills can truly be very helpful to the participants in all aspects of their lives.

I am proud to see their improvements in terms of their ability to persuade, present their ideas clearly, and to connect with an audience. I feel very happy to get excellent feedback and remarks from the judges. Kiddie, Gretchen and Anthony are very impressed to see how the participants from various levels give their best in every session. For this upcoming semester, we would also like to introduce Ms. Jam. She will join us as judge in some of the debating levels particularly the Friendly debates and Elementary debating for young learners. She had an experience in actual debating while she was still a student at an international school. She is passionate about teaching young kids and is very enthusiastic in class. She was also able to observe and join some of the lessons during the first semester. With said experience, she is very eager to see more amazing performances from our young debaters in the next semester.

Most important of all, I am very happy to see that the participants are enjoying the debate process. It may be a challenge but overall debating is actually fun! Debate makes learning an interesting game. It builds the participant’s critical thinking and speaking skills without it ever feeling like work.   Finally, throughout the months of lessons and friendly competitions among students, debate classes built lifelong friendships and community while teaching teamwork as well. I am definitely looking forward to another semester of fun and exciting debate classes with new sets of participants, reshuffled debate members, interesting topics and generally a positive outlook. See you all again soon 😊



今回

11ものディベートチームを編成してみたわけですが

このような事務仕事が苦手中の苦手の私には

大変な難行苦行でした(^^;





もう鉛筆を放り投げて

「うわぁぁぁぁぁぁ~っ!!!私、頭悪すぎやろー!!!」

と叫びたくなる瞬間(精神崩壊の危機)が何度もありましたが

一人でも多くの方に

無理なくディベートを続けていただきたい一心で

なんとか予定を組み終えました!




そしてお題の方も

いろいろな分野について

意見を交わしていただきたいとの思いを込め

一つ一つ選ばせていただきました♪



さぁ、準備は整いました!

やらかしてないことを祈ります。。。ドキドキ・・・。


さっそく10月2日(日)より

2022年後期バズ・ディベート部がスタートします。



後期からは

新ジャッジとしてJam先生が加わってくれ

ますますパワーアップ💪します!



どうぞご期待ください♪


私も講師も参加者皆さんの成長を楽しみにしています。

是非頑張ってくださいね(^^)

応援お願いします♪

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