VCE ORAL Year 12

[bedigursimran]

Hi everyone, I was wondering what you guys think of the topic carbon tax? I did it for my year 11 oral, didn't do too well, I know what to improve on though. Would you recommend a better topic to do? If so, what would it be? Thanks so much guys!!

[qazser]

Carbon tax is a bit old tbh(not Sep 2015-Present)

There's another thread on this: Look in it for ideas
English : Oral Presentation 2016

[Alter]

Pick something that is both topical and something that you're interested in and if you play your cards right then you will do well in the SAC. Best of luck and have a nice day.

[bedigursimran]

Carbon tax is a bit old tbh(not Sep 2015-Present)

There's another thread on this: Look in it for ideas
English : Oral Presentation 2016

Yeah. What would be a better oral topic to do with climate change?

[bedigursimran]

Climate change policy in general is still VERY relevant and contemporary, especially given the recent Paris climate talks. Choose a topic you are passionate about and can score well in.

Sorry for the late reply. I like the idea of climate change too. I'll PM you

[jipp234]

Another climate change issue is the debate surrounding the reapproval of the Carmichael coalmine. It's recent enough, and also somewhat obscure (very few people at school had heard of it when I mentioned it and very very few actually did a speech on it), so it might help yours stand out. Just a thought Best of luck!

[idontknow2298]

Hey everyone, I am experiencing some trouble in deciding which topic to do for my english oral. I was thinking of doing the treatment of Sayed Abdellatif, but is that even an issue? I was also thinking of the banning of refugees from Indonesia or the reformation of the Islam religion. Please help me decide which topic I should do. Thank you!

[GradReady]

The mistreatment of Sayed Abdellatif is certainly an issue, and can tie into a more general discussion in respect to Australia's asylum seeker policy. There is significant political and academic debate about this subject, and a good starting point is the High Court's decision in Al-Kateb v Godwin (see http://www.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/sinodisp/au/cases/cth/HCA/2004/37.html?stem=0&synonyms=0&query=al-kateb)

There is great deal of breadth within the subject - craft a contention and shoot. Ultimately, if you pick a subject that you find interesting and that has substance, you'll have plenty of opportunity to excel.

[JackSonSmith]

Hi everyone, I was wondering what you guys think of the topic carbon tax? I did it for my year 11 oral, didn't do too well, I know what to improve on though. Would you recommend a better topic to do? If so, what would it be? Thanks so much guys!!

So long as it's a topic you have a passion/interest about it will be fine. If you don't believe what you are saying, neither will your audience.

[danielahmad]

Guys I'm doing my Year 11 oral and my topic is: Australia needs to do its fair share in accepting Syrian refugees.
I am doing against this and need to come up with arguments, also what does 'fair share' mean?

[qazser]

Guys I'm doing my Year 11 oral and my topic is: Australia needs to do its fair share in accepting Syrian refugees.
I am doing against this and need to come up with arguments, also what does 'fair share' mean?

an equal amount based on gdp, capita to area ratio, growth etc. Google the issue, there's plenty of articles.

Qazser

[literally lauren]

Guys I'm doing my Year 11 oral and my topic is: Australia needs to do its fair share in accepting Syrian refugees.
I am doing against this and need to come up with arguments, also what does 'fair share' mean?

Exactly! You'd need to define what our 'fair share' is. The government have stated that they'll commit to a once-off intake of 12,000 Syrian refugees but there's a lot of complexity to that figure. So if, in your opinion, Australia isn't doing enough, you'd need to work out what you consider is sufficient.

Or, rather than turning this into a debate about numbers (because saying 15,000 is better than 12,000 isn't the strongest of arguments, even if it is true) you could look more at the processing and resettlement system and suggest that there should be more in place to help refugees integrate into the Australian way of life, and to help them deal with the horrors they've witnessed or experienced. There are a lot of other tangential debates (eg. the treatment of the Islamic faith in the media; the public perception of terrorism and terrorists; the global response to terror threats and the consequences of these responses, etc.) if you wanted to touch on or focus more so on those.

With regards to your arguments, you should start with a solid, fleshed-out contention, and then build from that. Then, you can start reading and researching things in order to refine these points. For instance, you might look into the Canadian intake of 25,000 people (see: heartwarming video & info here) and how the tone of it all differed greatly from other countries that were full of trepidation and suspicion, or consider sites like this and this  that have a bunch of stats (and more importantly stories) that might spark some ideas

[qazser]

Exactly! You'd need to define what our 'fair share' is. The government have stated that they'll commit to a once-off intake of 12,000 Syrian refugees but there's a lot of complexity to that figure. So if, in your opinion, Australia isn't doing enough, you'd need to work out what you consider is sufficient.

Or, rather than turning this into a debate about numbers (because saying 15,000 is better than 12,000 isn't the strongest of arguments, even if it is true) you could look more at the processing and resettlement system and suggest that there should be more in place to help refugees integrate into the Australian way of life, and to help them deal with the horrors they've witnessed or experienced. There are a lot of other tangential debates (eg. the treatment of the Islamic faith in the media; the public perception of terrorism and terrorists; the global response to terror threats and the consequences of these responses, etc.) if you wanted to touch on or focus more so on those.

With regards to your arguments, you should start with a solid, fleshed-out contention, and then build from that. Then, you can start reading and researching things in order to refine these points. For instance, you might look into the Canadian intake of 25,000 people (see: heartwarming video & info here) and how the tone of it all differed greatly from other countries that were full of trepidation and suspicion, or consider sites like this and this  that have a bunch of stats (and more importantly stories) that might spark some ideas

Have you considered Politics as a future career?

[literally lauren]

Have you considered Politics as a future career?

Too serious for me, bruh

[Alter]

Too serious for me, bruh

This one is better.