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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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