English Debating Club Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa University

EDC UNTIRTA BOARD OF COMMITTEE 2023     A new chapter of EDC Untirta has begun. This year, we bring a lot of high hopes and aspirations to the board of committee to be able to bring EDC Untirta into an organization that can be a forum for students to develop their skills in English debate.       Our vision for this year’s committee is we can maintain the quality of EDC Untirta that already exists and was built by the previous generation, bring about a renewal of old values lost, and deliver upon the promise shown throughout the whole of last year, whilst strengthening the reputation of EDC Untirta as one the leading debating clubs in the nation.       We also have several missions that are expected to be realized through the programs that we have planned for the whole year ahead. The mission is putting greater emphasis on shared learning and bonding between members that allows for better communication and relation. We also try to reins...

  The “Intercom” itself stands for “Internal Competition.” The process of this selection is only for the active internal members of the EDC Untirta that are eligible to participate in this competition. EDC intercom is a competition organized by EDC Untirta to find participants who have the potential to be included in several debate competitions, such as NUDC, NOVED, etc.  As we know, choosing delegates is not a simple thing. We have to pass through a careful process so that the results we obtained are in accordance with our expectations. Therefore, the holding of this Intercom itself is to find the best participants among others. Participants who are selected to be delegated must certainly have good abilities and criteria. EDC Untirta Intercom 2022 This year, the EDC intercom was held on 17th April 2022 at zoom meetings. EDC intercom in 2022 was attended by several participants who came from both new and senior members. This competition was held in two rounds and used the Brit...

  What is Bonding? As we know that ideally in an organization, teamwork and internal cohesiveness have become basic needs in carrying out all activities related to the organization. Because of course every element in the organization is required to be able to work together in realizing the ideals or main goals of the organization. In conclusion, that is the point that the 2022 EDC Board wants to achieve. EDC Untirta Carry Out Bonding Session On Sunday (26/3/2022), the members of EDC 2022 decided to do the gathering at Kopi Jelita which is located at Jl. Jendral Sudirman No. 101, Serang City. This gathering has the aimed to build a better organizational bonding towards each other members of EDC 2022. This Bonding activity is the first agenda of the EDC board executive 2022.   This Bonding activity aims to sticking out every element of the members. So that the bonding could be established in carrying out the EDC board executive 2022 vision and mission this year. It can be s...

    What is Critical Thinking Before explaining more about 3 simple habits to improve critical thinking, let's describe what is critical thinking. Critical thinking has many different explanations for some people but certainly contains the same point, the first explanation of critical thinking is that critical thinking is an intellectual discipline process that aims actively and skillfully to conceptualize, apply, analyze and or evaluate information that has been collected or generated from observation, experience, reflection, reasoning or communication, as a guide for beliefs and action.  In that form, there are exemplary things that are based on universal intellectual values ​​that go beyond the division of subject matter such as clarity, accuracy, precision, consistency, relevance, sound evidence, good reason, depth, breadth, and fairness. The next explanation says that critical thinking is something that refers to the ability to analyze information objectively and the...

Who is She Nur Latifah Alhasymmie, or usually called by Ipeh, is one of the best alumni of EDC who has successfully pursued a master's degree at Georgetown University Law Center in the United States, with many other outstanding achievements interests in law. EDC, one of the most important part for her to reach the present self of herself.  "I started to be aware of critical thinking through debate competitions with EDC," she said. What is Critical Thinking  Before we discuss this interesting topic further, we need to know the meaning of the keywords we've mentioned before which is 'critical thinking'. According to Ipeh, critical thinking is the ability to think rationally and critically about everything that happens around us. We can practice this ability and apply it in daily life, including in college, work, and socializing in organizations. More Than Just the Way of Thinking We might already know what critical thinking is and how we should potray that, but ...