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    This document provides information about the Socratic method of teaching through dialogue. It discusses Socrates, the originator of this method, and how he used probing questions to engage students rather than simply providing answers. The purposes and techniques of the Socratic method are described, including stimulating discussion with questions, keeping it focused, and periodically summarizing. Advantages include engaging students, making learning participatory, and encouraging critical thinking. Disadvantages include the difficulty of preparing good questions and not being able to teach a whole content area. The document concludes by thanking participants.

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    This document provides information about the Socratic method of teaching through dialogue. It discusses Socrates, the originator of this method, and how he used probing questions to engage students rather than simply providing answers. The purposes and techniques of the Socratic method are described, including stimulating discussion with questions, keeping it focused, and periodically summarizing. Advantages include engaging students, making learning participatory, and encouraging critical thinking. Disadvantages include the difficulty of preparing good questions and not being able to teach a whole content area. The document concludes by thanking participants.

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    University of Education Lahore

    Department of English
    Course Title: General Method of Teaching

    Programme: BS English

    Course Code: EDUC1112

    Instructor Name: Kareem Nawaz


    Socratic Method
    Engaging students through dialogue
    Who was Socrates?

    • A classical Greek philosopher (469 B.C. – 399 B.C.)


    • The founder of modern Western Philosophy
    • His logic helped give birth to the Scientific Method
    • A champion of oral modes of communication
    • Influential students: Plato
    •Aristotle
    •xenophon
    •A literary figure, reliable information about him comes from
    Plato’s writings rather than traditional history
    •A social and moral critic, his attempts to improve Athenians’
    sense of justice may have led to his death
    Introduction:

    • Socrates didn't write books; he just liked to ask probing and


    sometimes humiliating questions, which gave rise to the
    famous Socratic Method of Teaching. This street-corner
    philosopher made a career of deflating pompous windbags.
    • Socrates was accused and convicted of corrupting the
    youth, his only real crime was embarrassing and irritating a
    number of important people. His punishment was death.
    Socratic Method--Origins

    Based on ideas of Socrates.


    Socrates actual method was an extended public
    dialogue/debate between teacher and a student (aka
    “dialectic”). This can be rather harsh.
    Therefore, we use a moderated version, consisting mostly
    of group discussion.
    Teacher poses questions rather than providing
    answers.
    Considered one of the most powerful teaching tools.
    Purposes

    To engage students by arousing their curiosity.


    To make learning a participatory--not passive-- experience.
    To encourage critical (i.e., higher-order) thinking and problem-
    solving skills.
    • Argument, cross-examining, testing, scrutinizing
    •“Life without examination is not worth living.” -
    SOCRATES
    Technique

    Stimulate discussion with probing questions.


    Draw as many students as possible into the discussion.
    Keep discussion focused.
    Apply rigorous logic and ethics.
    Allow students to disagree with instructor.
    Periodically summarize what has and has not been dealt
    with and/or resolved.
    Read dialogue with Socrates and respond to the
    question
    • Socrates: Is lying a bad thing?
    • Student: Certainly. The gods tell us that lying is a terrible
    sin.
    • Socrates: So lying is always a terrible sin?
    • Student: Absolutely
    • Socrates: Well then… Let us suppose that a father’s son is
    • terribly sick, but refuses to take his medicine. The father puts
    • the medicine in his son’s drink and tells his son there is only water
    in his drink. Is the father’s lie a terrible sin?

    • Question: How would you respond to Socrates question? Why?


    Structure

    Socrates has suggested three steps:


    1. To prepare questions and arrange them in a logical
    sequence.
    2. To present the questions in such a way that curiosity
    arises among the learners.
    3. To ask new questions by linking with the learner’s
    response,
    Principle

    Following principles are as under:

    1. Theory of unfoldment: all knowledge is within the child’


    teacher cannot teach any thing from outside.

    2. The knowledge can be emitted by linking the questions


    with his answer.
    Focus

    • To achieve the cognitive objective and bringing


    knowledge to the conscious level
    Advantages of Socrates Method:
    • Abilities needs and interest of the learners.

    • Learners participation towards the subject matter

    • Cognitive objectives and bringing knowledge at conscious level

    • Interaction is encouraged

    • Useful strategy
    Dis advantages of Socrates Method :
    • It is difficult to prepare good questions and arrange logically

    • Whole content matter can not be taught

    • Structured answer

    • No freedom.
    Suggestions
    • Supplemented by lecture and demonstrated method

    • Skilled teacher proper questions

    • Question distribution
    THE END

    Thanks for participating this session

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