University of Santo Tomas Legazpi

Rawis, Legazpi City

PROJECT
IN
ENGLISH

Name: Jesron Andes Professor: Mrs. Arlene A. Aguilar

Schedule: M/W/F 9:30AM 10:30AM Subject: ENG 107

British Parliamentary Style

Is a common form of academic debate it has gained support in the United Kingdom,
Ireland, Canada, India, Europe, Africa, Philippines, Australia, New Zealand and United
States.
Speeches are usually five to seven minutes in duration.

Terminology
There are two sides of British Parliamentary Procedure called Government and
Opposition.

Opening Government (first faction):

Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister

Opening Opposition (second faction):

Leader of the Opposition

Deputy Leader of the Opposition

Closing Government (third faction):

Member of Government

Government Whip

Closing Opposition (fourth faction):

Member of Opposition

Opposition Whip

Basic Rules & Advice Structure

Speeches are five minutes in length.

The first and last minutes are protected time no points of information may be
made during this time.
Points of information should be offered during the three minutes of unprotected
time when members of the other side are speaking.
Work as a team, ensuring that your arguments are consistent and complementary.
 Oxford Oregon Debate

A winner is declared in an Oxford-Style debate either by the majority or by which

team has swayed more audience members between the two votes. Oxford-style
debates follow a formal structure that begins with audience members casting a
pre-debate vote on the motion that is either for, against or undecided.

Traditional Debate Format

There are 2 sides in this format:
The Affirmative & Negative
Affirmative proves the validity of the issue.
Negative disproves.
Each team has two speakers and one scribe.

Format of Debate - Oxford-Oregon Type

Three Speakers from each side

First Affirmative - Constructive Speech

First Negative - Interpellation of the first affirmative Speaker
First Negative - Constructive Speech
First Affirmative - Interpellation of the first negative speaker
Second Affirmative - Constructive Speech
Second Negative - Interpellation of the second affirmative
Second Negative - Constructive
Second Affirmative - Interpellation of the second negative
Third Affirmative - Constructive Speech
Third Negative - Interpellation of the third affirmative
Third Negative - Constructive Speech
Third Affirmative - Interpellation of the third negative
Rebuttal of the Team Captain of the Negative Side
Rebuttal of the Team Captain of the Affirmative Side