Chinese Debating Opportunity
Chinese debating is a unique opportunity offered at MLC School for students to extend their persuasive and critical thinking skills, while utilising their bilingual background.
Students compete in the NSW Chinese Debating Association’s annual debating tournament, competing against schools across NSW.
Debaters are given the topic in advance, to allow for the collection of data. Not only are students asked to analyse the validity of online resources and be able to challenge potential oppositions’ statistics, but they are also expected to come to the debate with a highly comprehensive understanding regarding the context and the different stakeholders of the topic.
I personally really enjoyed this opportunity because I did English debating side-to-side with Chinese debating, and the differences in both the structure of the debate and the approaches to break down a topic was really inspiring to me. It allowed me to gain new insights on how topics can be broken down. We are looking forward to the 2026 Chinese Debating Team as we continue to participate in this prestigious program.
Thank you to Ms Wang and Ms Sze for your ongoing support and encouragement.
The 2026 season begins in Term 1!
For those students who want a challenge and a chance to develop both their analysis, debating and Chinese speaking skills in 2026, please reach out to me or to our amazing Chinese teachers!
– Elena Sun (Year 11)
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