The Socratic Method Reloaded: How to Make it Work in Large Classes?

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dc.contributor.authorRiffel C
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-27T03:09:16Z
dc.date.available2020-10-27T03:09:16Z
dc.date.issued2014en
dc.date.updated2020-09-27T02:55:10Z
dc.description.abstractThe Socratic method with its constant questioning poses a challenge to students, more so than any other teaching method. By the same token, it teaches law students what they need to know: legal analysis, critical thinking and verbal skills. In court, in the negotiation room, in the lecture theatre, a lawyer needs to be able to react to new allegations or novel arguments on the spot. Practice makes perfect. Where, if not at law school, is this practice supposed to take place? On the job would be too late as employers expect fully operational recruits from day one. Having said that, the Socratic method is not a panacea. The myriad of skills a good lawyer should be able to master can be best acquired by a mix of teaching styles.en
dc.identifier.citationRiffel C (2014). The Socratic Method Reloaded: How to Make it Work in Large Classes?. Canterbury Law Review. 20. 125-135.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10092/101180
dc.language.isoen
dc.rightsAll rights reserved unless otherwise stateden
dc.rights.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10092/17651en
dc.subject.anzsrc1801 Lawen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::48 - Law and legal studies::4804 - Law in context::480409 - Legal educationen
dc.subject.anzsrcFields of Research::39 - Education::3901 - Curriculum and pedagogy::390107 - Humanities and social sciences curriculum and pedagogy (excl. economics, business and management)en
dc.titleThe Socratic Method Reloaded: How to Make it Work in Large Classes?en
dc.typeJournal Articleen
uc.collegeFaculty of Law
uc.departmentSchool of Law
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