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TEACHING METHODS OF LAW

                         LECTURE METHOD                     the lecture method. The teacher also prefers
                                                            to confine his lecture within the boundaries
               A lecture is an oral presentation of contents   of his/ her expertise.
               intended  to  inform  or  teach  people  about  a
               particular subject. It is an exercise based on    Practically  it  involves  no  active  student
               mutual  trust  and  understanding  between  participation,  though  there  is  a  variation  in
               student  and  teacher.  In  essence  it  relies  on   how closely this little lack of participation is
               the  strong  assumption  and  belief  that  the  adhered to. The lecture is thus distinct from
               teacher  is  the expert  in  the  domain  and  the   the  other  major  recognized  methods  of
               student  is  willingly  participating  to  learn   instruction  such  as  the  discussion,  Socratic
               through his expert interaction.              dialogue, project method, and the laboratory.
                                                            In  this  model,  teaching  and  assessment  are
               The term lecture is derived from the French   viewed  as  two  separate  entities.  The
               word lecture, meaning reading, and is an oral   teacher‟s  primary  role  is  to  coach  and
               presentation intended to present information   facilitate  student  learning  and  overall
               or teaches people about a particular subject.    comprehension of the material.
               It  is  used  to  convey  critical  information,
               history, background, theories, and equations.         SOCRATIC METHOD
               It  is  a  procedure  that  includes  classroom
               environment,  teaching  techniques,  etiquette,   The Socratic  Method  also  known  as
               and various other factors. There is the use of   Socratic debate  is  a  form  of  cooperative
               a    blackboard,   slide   projector,   and   argumentative dialogue between  individuals.
               assignments. It‟s a synthesis of the teacher's   It  is  based  on  a  process  of  asking  and
               own  reading  and  research  experiences,    answering questions which stimulate critical
               interpreted in light of his own insights. Some   thinking  and  to  draw  out  ideas  and
               teachers try to mix emotions in lecturing the   underlying  presumptions.  In  its  simplest
               subject, which is not the intended purpose of   form,  the  Socratic  Method  could  be





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