SYARAT DAN PERATURAN PERBAHASAN GURU KEMENTERIAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA KATEGORI BAHASA INGGERIS 2012

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

RULES AND REGULATIONS TEACHERS DEBATE PARLIAMENTARY STYLE ENGLISH LANGUAGE CATEGORY 2012

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NAME This competition is named the Malaysian School Teachers Debate English Language Parliamentary Style.

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FORMAT 2.1 A team representing a state shall consist of three (3) main debaters and two (2) reserves. The team proposing the motion is known as the Government while the opposing team is known as the Opposition. The allocation of time and speaking order for both teams are as follows: GOVERNMENT Prime Minister 2nd Minister 3rd Minister Reply Speech Prime Minister/2nd Minister OPPOSITION Opposition Leader 2nd Opposition 3rd Opposition Reply Speech Opposition Leader/2nd Opposition TIME 8 minutes 8 minutes 8 minutes 4 minutes

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The third debater from both teams shall not introduce any new arguments. Their role is mainly to rebut the opposing team and to strengthen their own teams argument. While a debater is speaking, Point(s) of Information (formal interjection) can be offered. The debater may accept or decline it. After all the debaters have debated, the 1st or 2nd debater of each team gives a reply speech starting with the Opposition and followed by the Government. 2

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ELIGIBILITY 3.1 The competition is open to all PEGAWAI PERKHIDMATAN PELAJARAN MALAYSIA under the Malaysian Ministry of Education not including the Guru Sandaran Tidak terlatih (GSTT) and the Organising Committee of the National Parliamentary Style Teachers Debate. Each state is allowed to send only one team (5 participants) to participate in the English Language Debate. Two of the participants are reserves. Participants can only represent in one category either in the Bahasa Malaysia category or the English language category. The English Language Debate participants must consist of one (1) Malay/Bumiputera and two (2) non Malay/non Bumiputera as the main debaters. For the state of Sabah and Sarawak, entries can consist of various ethnic groups if there is no entry from various races (Keputusan Mesyuarat- para 3.3 Minit Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Induk Perayaan Hari Guru Bil. 1/2012). The Federal Territory of Labuan is also subjected to the above ruling (Keputusan Mesyuarat- para 3.3 Minit Mesyuarat Jawatankuasa Induk Perayaan Hari Guru Bil. 1/2012). The two (2) reserves from both teams are allowed to be on stage with the main debaters during the debate. They will be seated behind the main debaters. They are only allowed to give written input to the main debaters from time to time. No conversations/ discussions are allowed between the reserves and the main debaters. No marks will be awarded to the reserves involvement (Keputusan Mesyuarat Para 3.1.4 Minit Mesyuarat Pegawai Meja Pertandingan Bahas Guru Ala Parlimen Bil. 1/2012). All the debaters from the National Finals winning team of 2011 are not allowed to represent their states in 2012. The Bahasa Malaysia and Bahasa Inggeris best debaters of the National Finals debate in 2011 are not allowed to represent their states in 2012. All the debaters from the winning team of the National Finals Debate 2011 and the Best Debaters of the National Finals Debate 2011 who have transferred to another state are not allowed to represent their new states. 3

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All adjudicators (including adjudicators-to-be who have attended Kursus Penghakiman Bahas Guru organized by IAB, KPM), coaches and team managers are not allowed to be participants at all levels of the Teachers Debate in 2012. The Chief Adjudicator has the right to disqualify any team that does not adhere to the rules and regulations of the competition.

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JUDGING 4.1 All debates shall be judged by an odd-numbered panel of 3 or 5 adjudicators. Adjudicators should be briefed on the rules of judging 30 minutes before the debate. A debate is won by the team which scored a majority of votes from the adjudicators on the panel. Immediately after a debate, the adjudicators will hand over the the Individual Result Slip to the Chief Adjudicator. There should be no discussion among the adjudicators when deciding the winner of the debate. The Chief Adjudicator will count the votes based on the Individual Result Slips and fill in the Winning Team Result Slip. The Chief Adjudicator will seal the Winning Team Result Slip and hand it to the Speaker. Once the Winning Team Result Slip has been handed in, the adjudicators shall meet and confer in order to decide the Best Debater. They shall refer to the Comment Sheets to decide the Best Debater. All scoresheets and comment sheets must be handed in after the debate to the Chief Adjudicator who then hands over to the Secretariat in charge of judging.

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PROCEDURE OF DEBATE 5.1 The Debate Process 5.1.1 The debate topics will be given to the competing teams ONE week before the actual competition for the Zone and National level debates. 4

5.1.2 Each team will draw lots Government or Opposition.

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5.1.3 The teams will then be quarantined in their quarantine rooms for one hour to prepare for the debate. 5.1.4 Only the main debaters and reserves are allowed in the quarantine room. 5.1.5 The team is allowed to use only printed reference materials in the quarantine room. No electronic gadgets are allowed in. 5.1.6 Teams are required to be seated at the debate venue(s) 5 minutes before the start of the debate. 5.2 The Role of the Speaker 5.2.1 The debate will be chaired by a Speaker who will be addressed as Mr. Speaker or Madam Speaker. 5.2.2 The Speaker is responsible for the smooth running of the debate. 5.2.3 The Speaker will read out the rules of the debate and then proceed to introduce the debaters, adjudicators and timekeeper. 5.2.4 The Speaker must refrain from making any comments concerning the debate or the debaters during the debate. 5.2.5 The Speaker must ensure the adjudicators are given enough time to fill in their marks before the next debater is called. 5.3 The Role of the Timekeeper 5.3.1 The timekeeper must ensure that each debater is given 8 minutes to deliver his/her speech. 5.3.2 The timekeeper will ring the bell once after the 1 st minute and at the end of the 7th minute to signal the time allocated for Points of Information. At the end of the 8 th minute, the bell will be rung twice. (Placards may be used by the timekeeper to indicate the remaining time left, at intervals of 1 minute). 5.3.3 A maximum time of 3 minutes will be given to both teams to prepare for the Reply Speech. 5

5.3.4 During the Reply Speech, the timekeeper will ring the bell once at the third minute to signal that the debater has 1 minute left. At the end of the 4 th minute the bell will be rung twice to signal the end of the debate.

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POINTS OF INFORMATION 6.1 A Point of Information is a formal interjection. It can be: 6.2 a question; a remark; a clarification; a correction of word(s) or statement(s).

A Point of Information may be offered by a member of the opposing team from the 2nd minute to the 7th minute of the time allocated to the debater. Points of Information are not allowed during the 1st and final minutes of the speech. A bell will be rung to signal the beginning and the end of the time allocated for Points of Information. A time limit of 15 seconds is allowed for each Point of Information. Therefore, the Point of Information put forth must be concise and to the point. No heckling, harassment or barracking is allowed at any time during the debate. Giving and taking Points of Information should be done politely. A debater is required to raise his/her hand and to stand when putting forth a Point of Information. Rude, abusive or aggressive behaviour in both instances will lead to a reduction of marks from the Style section. A debater may either accept the Point of Information or decline it. If accepted, the opponent may make a short point or ask a question that deals with some issue of the debate (preferably one just made by the debater). A debater MUST give or take at least 2 Points of Information during the course of the debate. 6.7.1 A debater who does not offer the minimum number of Points of Information would be marked down for Substance and Strategy. Substance for opportunities; failing to take advantage of

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Strategy for failing to understand the role of the debater under this style.

6.7.2 A debater who fails to accept any Points of Information would be marked down for Substance and Strategy. Substance for failing to allow the other side to make their point. Strategy for not understanding the role of the debater under this style or for cowardice in not accepting a challenge.

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No Points of Information may be offered during the Reply Speeches. The Etiquette of Points of Information A Point of Information is offered by standing and saying Point of Information or something similar (please refer to the list on page 20) The debater on the floor is not obliged to accept every point. He/She may: ask the interrupter to sit down; finish the sentence and then accept the point; accept the point there and then.

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PANEL OF APPEAL 7.1 Any official appeals/protests from the competing teams can be forwarded to the Panel of Appeal by filling in the Protest Form ( Borang Bantahan BB01). The appeals/protests can only be made by team managers. The appeals/protests must be made within ONE (1) hour after the announcement of the results. A fee of RM100 (Ringgit Malaysia: Satu Ratus Ringgit sahaja ) will be charged for every appeal/protest. The fee will not be refunded if the appeal/protest is found baseless/untrue. It will be refunded only if the appeal/protest is found to be true by the Panel of Appeal. The appeals/protests can only be made on technical grounds and rules of the competition. Adjudicators decisions are final and any protest against the results will not be entertained.

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The Panel of Appeal comprises of five (5) members: i. Director of IAB/ Representative ii. Deputy Director (Professional Service) IAB/Representative iii. Chief Adjudicator iv. 2 Adjudicators (appointed by Chief Adjudicator) The Panel of Appeals decision is final and should not be argued any further.

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Specify definition of topic Specity Governments case line or stand Specify role of 2 Government
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N.B. 1. Weightage refers to how much effort (importance) and time a debater should allocate for each aspect of his role. The percentage figures do not refer to marks awarded. 2. Marks will be awarded based on the overall performance of a debater under the different categories such as Substance, Style, Strategy and Language. (Refer to Assessment scheme). 1 Government & 1 Opposition present ONE argument/point only. nd nd 2 Government & 2 Opposition present TWO arguments/points only rd rd 3 Government & 3 Opposition REBUT only Reply Speech Summarise & Rebut only.
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