English Blog

On February 24th and 25th, the third year class participated in an English debate. The topic was “AI teachers are better than real teachers.” They were divided into teams and given the affirmative or opposition side. The students had been preparing for this debate for quite some time, having done a debate on the same topic a couple weeks previously. 

Because the debate took place over the course of two days, many students had the opportunity to observe their peers. Some students were even able to participate by keeping track of the time and assisting with judging.

Following the debate, the students took the time to reflect on their experiences and what they had learned. 

No. 32

I learned a lot of things through English today’s English debate. It was important to use simple English, to speak with a loud voice, and to talk with my team. A lot of students know that they should use simple English and speak with a loud voice, but they couldn’t do that because they were getting nervous and didn’t adjust to explain their opinions. Many students used difficult words when they explained their opinions. So, the opposing side couldn’t understand their opinions and think through some questions. Also, some students spoke with a little voice because they were speaking while looking at a paper. If you want to explain important points, I think that you should look at the opposing side’s eyes. I couldn't talk with my team. As a result, we wasted a lot of time and cooperation with my team members. Therefore, to explain your opinion, first you should use simple English, speak with a loud voice, and talk with your team. 

No. 2

I learned three important points in this debate. First, I supported my debate team. In this debate, we had a few minutes to think. So, it was difficult. I didn’t have a good idea because I was thinking alone. We thought about one topic! Second, I should use English in English class. For example, “let me discuss,” ``it is doubtful,” and “they said.” We understand these words because we studied them in teikt three. If we can do this, we will do better at debate. But I could use English better than the last debate. It was good! Third, we understood what they said. This debate had a few minutes. We spent a lot of time talking about what they said. It was not good. We did not say our argument correctly. It brought down my team points. If I did the debate again, I want to be careful about these three points from now on.