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The advantages and limitation of

Discussion Method
Advantages:

emphsis on learning instead of teaching.

participation by everyone in the class.

development of democratic way of thinking.

training in reflective thinking.

traning in self-expression.

spirit of tolerance is inculcated.

learning is made interesting.

Limitations:

discussion method is not appropriate for all the topics.

it can be used only to students who have some basic knowledge in the topic.

some of the students may feel shy or reluctant to take part while others may try to domonate

teacher may lose control over the students and they may end up in quarelling.