The 14th All-Japan High School English Debate Tournamentin Gunma

1. Sponsor:

All-Japan High School English Debate Association (HEnDA)
President: Hiromi Shimoya (Director, Hida Gakuen educational corporation )2. Management:

Gunma High School English Education and Research Association
President: Toshihiko Takeuchi (Principal, Ota Municipal High School)

3. Special sponsor: GTEC, Benesse Corporation
4. Cooperation:

Kyoai Gakuen University Kyoai Gakuen Junior & Senior High School

5. Supporting organizations (applications pending):
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Embassy of the United States, Tokyo, Japan
National Federation of the Prefectural English Teachers' Organization
All Japan Senior High School Cultural Federation
Japan Debate Association
National Association of Debate in Education
Gunma Prefectural Board of Education
Maebashi Convention & Visitors Bureau
Gunma Prefectural Tourism & Local Products & International Association
6. Annual sponsors:
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Sano Gakuen Kanda Gaigo Group (Kanda University of International Studies)
7. Date:December 25th and 26th, 2019

8. Venue:

Kyoai Gakuen University Kyoai Gakuen Junior & Senior High School
1154-4 Koyaharamachi, Maebashi-shi, Gunma, 379-2192

9. Managing committee:
Gunma High School English Education and Research Association
Chairperson: Takayuki Kurahayashi (Teacher, Maebashi Girls' Senior High School )10. Judging committee:
All-Japan High School English Debate Association (HEnDA)
Chief Judge: Yoshiro Yano (HEnDA Board Member,Professor, Chuo University)11. Requirements for participants:
Participants must be high school students in Japan and should also adhere rigidly to
the HEnDA “Make Friends Pledge.”*Native speakers of English are not allowed to participate.
* Each team is not allowed to have more than two members with experience of staying
abroad to whom the following conditions apply:(1) A student with more than 12 months’ experience of staying in a country where
the first language is English. (If the stay was before entering elementary school,
this restriction will not be applied.)(2) A student from a country where English is not the mother language but is one ofthe official languages. (If the student left the country before entering elementaryschool, this restriction is lifted.)(3) A student who mainly uses English at home.
If two of these students are on a team, only one of the two is allowed to take partin each round. (Debaters can differ each round.)
12. Teams:

Only one team can apply from a school. In each team, four to six members may register.
Four members participate in each round. (Debaters can differ each round.)* The chairpersons of each preliminary round should basically be provided from theschool on the Affirmative side; one of the substitute members (not necessarily aregistered member) will chair. If the team has only 4 registered members and it is notpossible to chair, the tournament organizer will supplement students in Saitama as thechairperson.

13. Obligation to Accompany a Judge: Each team must be accompanied by one qualified debate judge.
Any fees for the accompanying judge should be provided by the school.
Details of the judging qualifications are on the HEnDA website (URL: henda.global).
Attending teachers are allowed to register also as judges.
All judges should attend the judges’ briefing that starts at 9 a.m. on December 15th.
14. Tournament procedure:Six preliminary rounds will be held. The top four teams will proceed to the Finals(Elimination rounds). Preliminary rounds will be judged by two judges. Finals will bejudged by three or five judges.
15. Debate topic:
Resolved: That the Japanese government should limit the weekly
maximum
average working hours, including overtime, to 48 hours (following theEU)definitions and details of the topic, visit the HEnDA website.
For
16. Schedule:
Dec. 25th(Wed.)

8:30～
10:00～
11:20～
13:00～

Reception
Opening Ceremony
First Round
Second Round

15:00～
17:00～
18:00～
19:30

Third Round
Fourth Round
BanquetDismissal

Dec. 26th(Thu)

8:00～
8:30～
10:30～
12:15

Reception
Fifth Round

12:30～
13:50～
15:00～
16:00

Semifinal RoundFinal Round
Closing Ceremony
Dismissal

Sixth RoundAnnouncement of Results(Prelims)

17. Tournament rules and judging standards:
The tournament is run by the Tournament Rules and the Judging Standards, both ofwhich are available on the HEnDA website.
18. How to apply:
Access the HEnDA website.
Fill out the form following the instructions given on the website.
HEnDA will only accept applications between October 1st and November 13th.
19. How schools are selected (summary):
The maximum number of schools is 64. Basically, the top schools in each prefectural
tournament will be selected. The number of schools selected from a prefecture will bedetermined by the number of schools that attended that prefecture’s tournament.
Thus, each school must participate in a prefectural tournament in order to be selected
for the national tournament. However, there is an exception, namely that some schoolsthat won one of the inter-prefectural tournaments authorized by HEnDA will beselected for the national tournament.
The selection criteria in detail can be found on the HEnDA website.
20. Entry fee:

25,000 yen per team (To cover tournament expenses)
1,000 yen per each player (Participation fee)

21. Awards:

Prizes will be awarded to the top eight debating teams. Best Debater awards will begiven to several individuals. Best speaker in each role awards will be given to severalindividuals.
The Winner will be awarded the right to attend an international debate tournament orsimilar debate events. (Part of the admission and travel fees will be provided byHEnDA.)

22. Request for timekeepers:
Students from schools that were not selected for the national tournament or students
from selected schools who are not registered as participants can apply to work as
tournament timekeepers. The students must be accompanied by leading teachers, andalso adhere rigidly to the HEnDA “Make Friends Pledge.” If too many students apply, aselection will take place, based on the results of the prefectural tournaments.

Please forward any inquiries to:General Incorporated Association All Japan High School English Debate
Association (HEnDA)
Takanori Kobayashi (Secretary-General) coba@takanishi.ed.jp
URL: henda.global

■Debate Format
Parts & Roles

TimeDebaters

A1N4→A１
N1A4→N1
N2A3→N2A2N3→A2A3
N3A4
N4(1) Affirmative constructive speech(up to 2 advantages)
Preparation time(2) Questions from negative(N4questions,A 1 answers.)(3) Negative constructive speech(up to 2 disadvantages)
Preparation time(4) Questions from affirmative(A4questions, N1answers)
Preparation time(5) Negative attack(Only against affirmative constructive speech)(6) Affirmative questions, negative attack (A3 questions, N2 answers.)(7) Affirmative attack (Only against negative constructive speech)(8) Negative questions, affirmative attack (N3 questions, A2 answers.)
Preparation time(9) Affirmative defense(Reconstruct the attacked const. speech)(10) Negative defense(Reconstruct the attacked const. speech)
Preparation time(11) Affirmative summary(Summarize, comparing both arguments)(12) Negative summary(Summarize, comparing both arguments)■ Results of the Past Tournaments

The number of prefectures that participated in the past national tournaments:
Tournament
YearPrefectures
Schools
PrefecturalStudents
tournaments
Pre
2005
1126
160
1st200617
38
208
2nd20072250
257
3rd200824
62
276
4th200929
64
295
5th2010
2964
321
6th
2011
28
64
181
357
7th
2012
33
64
226
345
th8
2013
3464
242
369
9th
2014
38
64
283
361
10th
2015
3666
280
380
11th
2016
3764
309
367
12th
2017
3764
312
369
13th
2018
40
64
374
374

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4 min.
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2 min.
3 min.
2 min.
3 min.
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2 min.
3 min.
3 min.
2 min.
3 min.
3 min.
Total: 42 min.
Venue

Gifu University (Gifu）
Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University (Gifu)

Nagoya Gakuin University (Aichi)
Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University (Gifu)
Tokyo International University (Saitama)
Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University (Gifu)
Kanazawa Gakuin University (Ishikawa)

Makuhari Sogo High School (Chiba)
Matsumoto University (Nagano)Shizuoka University of Art and Culture (Shizuoka)

Gifu Shotoku Gakuen University (Gifu)
Tokiwa University High School(Ibaraki)
Tokyo International University(Saitama)
Fukui University of Technology■Prefectural Tournaments (Number of years held, Dec. 2018) Shaded prefectures did not participate last year.
Hokkaido
AomoriIwate
Miyagi
Akita
Yamagata
Fukushima
IbarakiTochigi
Gunma

106538106

Saitama
ChibaTokyoKanagawa
NiigataToyamaIshikawa
Fukui
Yamanashi
Nagano13102210681311326

Gifu
Shizuoka
Aichi
MieShiga
Kyoto
Osaka
Hyogo
Nara
Wakayama

1713
10411610121
7

Tottori
Shimane
Okayama
Hiroshima
Yamaguchi
Tokushima
KagawaEhime
Kochi
Fukuoka

67877
1817

Kanto Block 5, Kansai Block 4, Koshinetsu Block 4, Tokai Block 4, Hokuriku Block 1

Saga
Nagasaki
Oita
Kumamoto
MiyazakiKagoshima
Okinawa

131413162119