Debates en inglés - Dpto
Contacto: Negociado de Programas Lingüísticos
Correo electrónico: dpto-idiomas@educacion.navarra.es
Teléfono: 848423355
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DEBATE TOURNAMENTS IN ENGLISH, FOR PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION:
This Tournament is an excellent opportunity for students to get involved in the world of debating, and to get them to develop their Critical Thinking skills, as well as their Oracy.
By starting to teach them on how to debate since they are in Primary Education, and mantaining the continuity of the Tournaments in Secondary Education, we will help them to develop these essential skills.
What are the objectives?
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To foster collective learning.
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To develop critical thinking in students, awakening their curiosity and making them question approaches, while generating their own point of view.
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To activate and enhance their communication skills.
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To convey important values such as mutual respect, active listening, empathy and sportsmanship in competition.
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To analyse subjects of interest and/or current affairs.
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To make them able to build their own opinion on certain subjects.
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To promote their autonomy, and their freedom of speech and thought.
Who is it for?
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Public and Concerted schools in the Comunidad Foral of Navarra (PALE and not PALE)
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Category A: Students in 5th and 6th of Primary Education. Motion: "Schools uniforms are good for students".
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Category B: Students in 1st and 2nd of ESO. Motion: "All students should have 10 minutes of homework per main subject per day".
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Category C: Students in 3rd and 4th of ESO. Motion: "All students should have 10 minutes of homework per main subject per day".
Dates
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Category A: Wednesday 10th of December 2025, in the morning.
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Category B: Thursday 11th of December 2024, in the morning.
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Category C: Friday 12th of December 2024, in the morning.
Debate subjects:
Category A, Primary: “Dogs are better pets than cats”
Categories B & C, Secondary: “Social Media should be forbidden for the under-16”
Debate training:
This year we have offered the courses on debates as part of the "Cursos sesidenciales para profesorado de lenguas extranjeras en verano", in Lekaroz.
Last year we offered:
- a 10-hour online course with CNAI
- a 5-hour face-to-face course with an expert from Concern Worldwide
Applications for 2025-26:
The application period for the next school year hasn´t opened yet. Once it opens in September, it will be published here.
Recognition for the teacher's labour:
The teachers responsible for the winning teams will be rewarded with a 1st and 2nd prize certificate.
WINNERS 2024-25
Winners in Category A: Winners in Category B: Winners in Category C:
1st: CPEIP Juan de Palafox 1st: C. Con. Vedruna FEC 1st: IES Basoko BHI
2nd: C.Con. Nuestra Señora del Huerto 2nd: IES Zizur BHI 2nd: IES Zizur BHI
Best Speaker: Gonzalo Díez Llorens Best Speaker: Inés García de Olza Best Speaker: Irati Corominas de Garay
Annex I: Description and Norms for the competitions.
Link to the Application Form.
Link to the Provisional list of accepted schools (and categories)
Link to the Final List of accepted schools (and categories)
Here you will find a lot of resources. They are not for our competition, but they can help you learn more and to teach your pupils how to reason, research materials, and debate.
Concern Primary Debates Handbook. You will even find some lesson plans on debates in this guide.
Debate Classroom Planner. To help you plan a debate.
Another Debate Training Guide.
How to prepare for a debate: IES Alto Conquero
- STEAM fair Navarra
- Ayudas para la formación del profesorado en el extranjero, del 1 de Julio al 31 de Agosto
- Jornadas/Sesiones de Inspiración de Lenguas Extranjeras
- Debates en Inglés con Plurilingüismo
- Consorcio Erasmus+ con el Negociado de Programas Lingüísticos
- Feria de Ciencias en inglés
- Convocatoria de Inmersión Lingüística para centros del Ministerio de Educación