On March 26, students of the Faculty of History, specializing in "Linguistic Support of Intercultural Communications (international tourism)" of the Francisk Skorina Gomel State University took part in the online debates in English.
The event was organized by the Institute of the Humanities and Language Communication of the Pskov State University (Pskov, Russian Federation). Teams of our university, the Pskov State University and Southwestern State University (Kursk, Russian Federation) took part in the debates. The GSU team was composed of the 1st year students - Matvey Akhremenko, Ekaterina Sakovskaya and Ekaterina Sukharkova.
Great help and methodological support in preparation for the participation of our team in international debates was provided by Sergey Fedorovich Veremeyev, Deputy Dean for Research of the Faculty of History, Candidate of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor.
Each game consisted of three phases: presentation of the teams' positions, open discussion and questions from the jury.
During the event, students discussed the following topics:
1.Russian should be an official language in all republics of ex-USSR.
2.Ecological issues - instrument for the politicians.
3.Schools and universities should refuse from homework.
One of the teams stood out for making changes in the designated topics, while the other team had to formulate and present reasonable arguments against it. Participants could ask clarifying questions to their opponents and, in accordance with this, develop their justification.
Our team gained an interesting new experience, including the practice of spoken English, discussed current contemporary issues with other participants, and just enjoyed communicating with their Russian peers in a very friendly atmosphere.
The team of F. Skorina Gomel State University was awarded the 2nd degree diploma. All participants received certificates of participation. We are very grateful to our Russian partners for the opportunity to take part in this event.
We look forward to continued cooperation between our universities! Ekaterina Sukharkova, Ekaterina Sakovskaya, Matvey Akhremenko, the 1st year students, Faculty of History
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