On the 18 November, a new meeting within the Discussion Club was held at the Unitis club!

During the session, we were introduced to the English tradition of debating, and also learned how to develop skills in rhetoric, argumentation and public speaking! The speaker was Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor of the Department of English Philology Tatyana A. Guralnik.

Tatyana A. Guralnik reviewed the basic principles of debate and spoke about the specific rules and structure adopted in the English-speaking environment. She also shared information about the key roles and responsibilities of contestants, judges, and the audience during a debate.

All participants not only learned a lot about the topic of debate, but were also able to analyze many specific cases on rhetoric and argumentation in order to be able to correctly apply the acquired knowledge, and also watched real videos of meetings of the English Parliament.

We thank Tatyana A. Guralnik for the wonderful opportunity to immerse ourselves in the topic of English-language discussions. We are looking forward to a new opportunity to plunge into the topic of debate and public speaking training!

If you are interested in these issues, follow the updates in the Unitis so as not to miss the next meeting of the Discussion Platform.