Song; Keep holding On by Avril LavigneMood: lonely
Date: January 21, 2008
currently occupied with my assignment
so basically were asked to do an assignment to research about the British parliamentary Style of debating so im currently a little of my mind and were suppose to read a book named kangkong which focuses about the katipunan group though i am interested in the said novel i do not have the time to read the novel which means im dead, the novel really doesnt have the thrill to me but i think sooner or later i will try to read it so anyway here is a part of my research
British Parliamentary Debate
British Parliamentary debate is very widespread, and has gained major support in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Europe, Africa, and United States. It has also been adopted as the official style of the World Universities Debating Championship and the European Universities Debating Championship (at which the speakers are given only fifteen minutes' notice of the motion). Speeches are usually between five and seven minutes in duration. The debate consists of four teams of two speakers, called factions, with two factions on either side of the case.
Because of the style's origins in British parliamentary procedure, the two sides are called the Government and Opposition, while the speakers take their titles from those of their parliamentary equivalents (such as the opening Government speaker, called the Prime Minister. Furthermore, since this style is based on parliamentary debate, each faction is considered to be one of two parties in a coalition. They must therefore differentiate themselves from the other faction on their side of the case in order to succeed in their own right.
All speakers are required to offer Points of Information (POIs) to their opposing speakers. POIs are particularly important in British Parliamentary style, as it allows the first two factions to maintain their relevance during the course of the debate, and the last two factions to introduce their arguments early in the debate. The first and last minute of each speech is considered "protected time", during which no Point of information may be offered.
Depending on the country, there are variations in speaking time, speaking order, and the number of speakers. For example, in New Zealand, both the leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister offer a short summary as the last two speakers.
and i did not understand a thing @_@
