Staff Reporter
QATARDEBATE, a recently established national debating organisation held its second round of workshops recently.
More than 300 students from 10 schools and universities participated in the workshops that aimed at developing local talent and promoting debating among Doha’s students.
Run by experienced debating coaches from Durham University and Oxford University, including a former world champion, the week-long programme provided aspiring debaters with exposure to a variety of styles and techniques and an introduction to mentors for their future development, according to an official.
“We were aiming both at students who had never debated before (an introduction to debating) and at students who attended the initial workshops in September (intermediate debaters),” said the official.
The founding coach of the programme, Andrew Goodman said: “The QatarDebate coaches have been incredibly impressed by the enthusiasm of teachers and faculty for introducing debate into the classroom and for coaching and judging debates. This support from teachers and faculty stands QatarDebate in good stead for its inaugural debate league which will take place next year and will rely on a core of committed teachers to judge debates and give feedback to students on how they can improve their debating.” |
