Reading, Writing, and Questions in Advance
Teaching English Legal History
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8303199 |
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| Authors | Daniel Klerman, Daniel M Klerman (0000-0001-8684-1027, University of Southern California, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 466-469 |
| Publication date | 2013-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Legal History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9319 • E-ISSN: 2161-797X |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ajlh/53.4.466 |
| OpenAlex | W1580172144 |
| Language | EN |
This short essay describes and explains a teaching method with four key elements: (1) telling students in advance the questions to be discussed in the next class, (2) requiring some students to submit written answers to the questions before class, (3) assigning only short, primary source readings, (4) banning laptops, recording classes, and distributing PowerPoint slides. This method enhances the quality of class discussion and helps students appreciate the importance of careful reading of primary sources. With minor modifications, this method can also be used for modern law classes.
Legal research · Legal writing · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Pedagogy · Political science · Reading (process) · Artificial Intelligence in Law · Comparative and International Law Studies · History · Law · Legal Education and Practice Innovations · Philosophy · Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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