The purpose of this study is extracting the dialogue parameters. Dialogue is considered as an important and
affective method of teaching at education. The aim here is to work out the parameters of an effective dialogue
from an instructional perspective. The resource which was drawn upon is Socratic dialogues in Plato's writings.
Socrates, Greek philosopher, is the inventor of the dialogue method. The Socratic dialogue is a studentcentered
approach that challenges learners to develop their critical thinking skills and engage in analytic discussion.
The Socratic Method can be used at any grade level and with all subject areas, and lessons can be
adapted to fit a changing society.
In this paper Socratic dialogues are analyzed in depth to establish some dialogical parameters. For this
purpose, first we choose the Educational dialogue between Socrates and various individuals, educational dialogues
are defined as those dialogues which have taken place between or among non-equal actors who can be
considered as educator and educate, then analyzed the content of these dialogues, considering actions and
words of educator (Socrates) to reach the parameters for dialogue.
The findings are parameters as below: primary preparation (include Initial subject analysis, considering
audience need, Creating Motivation, Creating intimacy), questioning (include Exploratory Questioning, Destructive
Questioning), Maintaining freedom in the dialogue, Creating uncertainty.
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