대학 교양교육에서 교내토론대회 운영사례 및 발전방향에 대한 고찰－학생 설문조사 내용분석을 바탕으로－

Abstract

This research paper examines the operating cases of university’s academic debating contest, which is related with liberal arts’ compulsory subject ‘Presentation and Discussion’ class, and seeks educational implication and development plan of the contest. For this, this paper suggests some operational references of future academic debating contest, based upon operator’s empirical study and the analysis of survey of participants of the contest. This paper confirms the educational effect of the academic debating contest where lots of students participate as weighty non-class activities and also makes an attempt on critical analysis for the development of contest operation to improve students’ leadership and communication skills. Students acknowledged that they could contemplate the essentials of debate and recognize the importance of in-depth understanding on social issues, critical thinking, and communication skills, through the academic debating contest. Through the case analysis of in-university academic debating contest, this research confirms that not only classwork plays an important role in learning but also related non-class activities can create an educational effect. In order to develop this contest to a meaningful educational ground, the survey result should be applied in the operation of before and after the contest. Considering this fact, this paper suggests several important points; First, students have to learn the identity of university and the purpose of liberal arts education through the experience of academic debating contest; Second, advance publicity, adding the process of collecting debate topics, should be reinforced in order to boost students’ problem recognition during the preparation process; Third, considering the fact this is an in-university academic debating contest, educational purpose should be reinforced, rather than the outcome of win or lose, applying feedback process in the evaluation session of the contest; Fourth, various programs related to the academic debating contest should be activated in order to have students keep interests on the debate after the contest. And the last, this paper mentions the direction for development of university’s liberal arts education by expanding knowhow and contents of in-university academic debating contest to outside. Students learn and grow up, taking part in various learning activities in inside and outside of lecture room. Thus, in order to ensure university’s liberal arts education, various non-class activities like in-university academic debating contest should be prepared to let students experience and apply what they have learned during their class hours.