Reciprocal Communication

Seminar Rules

• Students must talk to one another, not just to the teacher. 

• Students must listen to one another.

• To ensure this happens,they must either address the previous speaker or offer a reason for changing the subject. 

• Students must participate at least once during the seminar. If someone called upon has nothing to say, the appropriate response is "I’m not sure what I think about that, but please come back to me." 

• Hand-raising is not always necessary.Wait for natural pauses to offer comments. 

• Silence is part of a seminar, too. People are thinking. 

• If necessary, read aloud from the text to push the discussion forward. 

• Only one student speaks at a time. 

• Repeat: "I am a voice in the world; I deserve to be heard!"