一、总则 

1.简介

1)  General rules 

a)  Introduction

b)  Competition Format

c)  Eligibility to Compete in the Competition

A debater must be a registered full-time student of Chinese nationality (including residents of Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR and Taiwan Province who hold Home Return Permits) studying in an educational institution on the Chinese territory.  Those who have won best speaker awards or made to the Grand Final of past FLTRP Cup National English Debating Competition are excluded from participating in the FLTRP Cup.

2)  The British Parliamentary format 

a)  The Teams

b)  Speaker Order 

c)  Speech timing

d)  Speaker Roles

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e)  The Motions

f)  Focus and content of debates

g)  Preparation

All debates shall commence 20 minutes after the motion has been announced.  Debaters may consult any written materials during the preparation time. Electronic media, electronic storage and retrieval devices are all prohibited after motions have been released. Printed and prepared materials may be accessed during a debate.

Debaters may confer with their debate partner during preparation time. Debaters may not confer with any other individuals (i.e.: coaches, other debaters, trainers, adjudicators, etc.) during the preparation time, with the exception of mentors assigned to teams for specific rounds (i.e. a Regional Grand Final) at the joint discretion of the Tournament Organizing Committee and the Adjudication Core.

h)  Points of Information

3)  Competition Administration for Regional Tournaments and FLTRP Open 

a)  Introduction to FLTRP Open

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FLTRP Open aims at providing opportunities of diagnosis and high-quality judging for debaters who are preparing for the FLTRP Cup, as well as offering introductory seminars on BP Debating, Critical Thinking, and the application of Debating/Critical Thinking Skills in real life, particularly to render assistance to debaters/institutions who are relatively new in the debating community. 

As suggested by its name, FLTRP Open Tournaments would ‘Open Tournaments’ by international standard. This means, the eligibility to compete in the FLTRP would not apply for FLTRP Open; any debaters, including international students studying in Chinese Institutions, debaters from overseas institutions, high school debaters, working professionals, are all welcome to register to participate in the Open as debater, judge, or observer.

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One hour will be reserved after each and every round for a master trainer to provide Video Comment and Analysis, Post-Debate Motion Analysis, or PM/LO Demonstration Speeches on the topic that was just debated, as well as a Q&A session. 

The Pro-Am demonstration debate will involve 4 teams each consists of one chair/trainer and one volunteer among the participants. The debate shall be on a topic that was announced on Friday, and all 8 speakers in the debate should share their experience preparing and debating together with all the other participants of the Open. The introduction of Pro-Am demonstration aims at setting a good standard of BP debating for new participants, expediting deeper understanding between debaters and judges, as well as presenting and sharing the learning experience of preparing, discussing, and debating with a master debater.

b)  Structure of the competition 

The “FLTRP Cup” National English Debating Competition consists of three stages: Campus Selections, Regional Tournaments, and the National Competition. 

Campus Selection Tournaments shall be organized by individual institutions, or a coalition of institutions that wish to participate in the “FLTRP Cup”. Institutional reward points will be granted to all institutions that organized Campus Selection Tournaments. The reward points could be redeemed to English Books, or debate-related services including workshops.

There should be 4 Regional Tournaments: North China Regionals, West China Regionals, South China Regionals, and East China Regionals. The provinces and autonomous regions included in each Regional are listed below:

□ North China: Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Liaoning, and Jilin

□ West China: Sichuan, Chongqing, Shaanxi, Henan, Shanxi, Xinjiang, Gansu, Ningxia, Tibet, Qinghai, and Inner Mongolia

□ South China: Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Guizhou, Hainan, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Yunnan, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan

□ East China: Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Anhui, Shandong

c)  Pairing the Preliminary Rounds in Regional Tournaments

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All the Preliminary rounds shall be “open rounds,” with oral adjudications given by the adjudication panel following each debate. 

d)  Selection of teams for the Regional Final and the National Competition

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The Regional Breaking Quota (the number of teams from a region that shall proceed to the National Competition) shall be announced by the Tournament Organizing Committee before the Regional Competition. The Regional Breaking Quota of a Regional should be determined by the number of teams participating in the Regional Tournament this year as well as the performance of teams from this Region in the National Tournament during the last season of competition. 

In the event of a team not able to make it to the National Competition based on Regional Breaking Quota yet is the highest ranking team from their province on the Overall Team Ranking, a Provincial Breaking Slot would be automatically allocated to them to allow the team to participate in the National Competition.

e)  Access to debates

f)  Tabulation staff

4)  Adjudication 

a)  The Adjudication staff

b)  The role of the adjudicators

c)  The role of the Chair

d)  Ranking teams in Preliminary Rounds

e)  Assigning speaker scores

f)  Deliberations

g)  Oral Adjudication

5)  Grievance Policy 

a)  Constitution of the Grievance Committee

b)  Definition of a Grievance

c)  Processing a Grievance 

i)  Filing a Grievance

ii)  Investigating a Grievance

iii)  Resolving a Grievance

d)  Finality of Decision: Any decision of the grievance committee is final and may not be appealed