Welcome to our English Debate Club
Our English Debate Club is a one-hour session that is led by one of ours facilitatos. We meet a few times a week at different hours.
The idea
We know that for some of you sharing opinions may be difficult in a foreign language. You may know what you to say in your native tongue but expressing your views in English is another kettle of fish. Your worries about words to use and how to use them not to hurt others as well as make your point clear to them, are main inhibitors of your social interactions. Sometimes it is easier to sit back and keep quiet but the main reason we want to communicate is that we want others to like us. Nodding your head yes or shaking your head is not enough to make you a likeable person. If you want to improve your English communication skills, the best thing to do is to learn and practice some common expressions, discourse techniques, body language gestures that are used in discussions and debates.
Objectives
In general, the Debate Club aims to:
- improve your spoken skills in English
- develop your confidence, self awareness, empathy, self regulation and social skills
- expand vocabulary – both range and use
Calendar
English Debate Club is delivered in English and only to registered users. The timetable available for a registered user gives you a chance to attend as many sessions as you wish. The only limit is one per day. This means that as a registered user you can attend our meetings even every day in a given month. To become a register user you will be asked for a monthly fee depending on your time-scope preferences.
Booking
Each session has a maximum of 6 students. This means that you have to follow “the first the better” rule to book a meeting and the booking systems is available only for a current week. The calendar will be available for you to book a meeting.
Consequently, the first priority is given to those of you who book first till the moment the session is full. One session a month will be available for free account users.
Format of a Session
All sessions of a day will cover the same topic, but the facilitators may change. The topics are chosen by our team members, and your suggestions will be considered as well. The topics will vary from current affairs to technology, general science, economy as well as social affairs. Each week you will be able to find something interesting for you. Debates will be based on articles, videos, news and highlights.
What is the format of the debating sessions?
- Introduction of theme by the facilitator
- Split class in pro — contra teams (if needed)
- 10-minute preparation time for each side (if needed)
- Disputes, presentations, negociations etc.
- Arguments set up as following:
- Facilitator is not taking an active part in the debate, unless in case they must trigger the discussion.
- 5-minute feedback from the facilitator
Pricing:
English Debate Club Access Fees include:
- Pre-session materials available for you in the calendar
- Access to all sessions in a month, limitations introduced above
- Unlimited access to all materials and learning tools provided during a course, such as Quizlet class with new vocabulary sets
The price for a one-month participation in the Debate Club is 229 pln
The price for a three-month participation in the Debate Club is 619 pln (10% off)
The price for half a year and a year participation is 1099 pln (20% off).
We accept the following payment methods:
- PayU system(contact us if you need an invoice).
- Bank Transfers in PLN
All regulations you can find HERE