Role-Play Presentation: International Private Law Debates Knowledge Auction By I.V. Getman-Pavlova & E.M. Popkova

A moot court competition: emphasis on oral communication skills. Practice in a critically conscious dialogue to create awareness and understanding of the diverse theories of the Private International Law. Knowledge Auction

OBJECTIVES  Motivating students to study authentic materials  Practicing argumentative speaking skills  Enhancing students’ legal vocabulary in the area of Private International Law (PIL)  Improving students’ understanding of PIL concepts and their application

PREPARATORY STAGES STAGE 1 (teacher)  selecting reliable sources of material to be studied by students  preparing the glossary of terms  preparing the scenario  test compilation STAGE 2 (teacher students)  familiarizing students with the procedure  assigning roles and distributing role-based tasks  providing students with the materials to be used for preparation

DISCUSSION STAGE 3 role-play presentations by students of PIL theories with a focus on either strong or weak points of certain doctrines selection by the jury panel of the brightest presenter voting on the most successful doctrine operating in PIL

PARTICIPANT ROLES HEARING PROCEDURE Start of Hearing – introduction of participants – defense counsel speech Cross Examination Stage – counsel for the prosecution and expert witness’s speech – debates Closing Stage – panel discussion the Chairman counsel for the defense counsel for the prosecution panel members expert witnesses time-keeper

KNOWLEDGE AUCTION (an open cry type of auction) STAGE 4 RULES  teams of three or four  £20,000 for each group to spend  minimum bid value is £1000, but no minimum bid increment  the team with the most correct sentences wins  in the case of a tie, the team with the most money left wins PROCEDURE  handing out photocopies with test questions  group discussions of the correct answers to bet on  students buying the answers to the test questions one at a time  checking which answers are correct  identifying the winner

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