21 June SS Q.6
- Option : B
- Explanation : Authoritative discourse consists in monologic
communication. In the classroom, it happens
in the form of lectures, recitation, activities
and the completion of textbook or worksheet
activities. In these activities what comes to
count as knowledge is based on 'right' or
'wrong' answers.
Dialogic discourse comprises more conver- sational communication. In the classroom, this may involve comparison aod creation of ideas. It is open to different perspectives and seeks no fixed answers. It encourages participants to acknowledge and understand the perspective of others.
The teaching methods which have a great scope for dialogic discourse are tutorials--- self-paced instructional program providing step by step information on a concept or learning unit; problem solving--- an ongoing activity to discover what is not known; and, group discussion- systematic exchange of information, views and opinions about a topic, problem, issue or situation among the members of a group who share some common objective.
