SOCRATIC SEMINAR: A STRATEGY TO SUPPORT STUDENT DISCOURSE

Abstract

Considering the importance of 11th-grade students mastering critical thinking and argumentation skills during an English lesson in order to pass the final and international exams, this study explores the effect of the Socratic seminar on improving these skills. The study is aimed to examine the potential impact of the Socratic Method (SM) on the development of critical thinking and argumentative reading and writing skills of 11th-grade gifted English students in an online environment.