chalk and talk
- noun
- Jargon
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- Perhaps because of the social studies Regents examinations, a documents-as-drill routine has been incorporated into chalk-and-talk classrooms.
Examples
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In many traditional classrooms, the teaching style relies heavily on chalk and talk, with the teacher lecturing and little interaction from students.
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Almost every academic classroom observed had a typical "chalk and talk" structure.
Academic text (2012) -
So this sounds like actually like a very good Doctor Sayler chalk and talk question as well.
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But when they go into a classroom, many times there's just chalk and talk and they're bored.
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Just as a lesson taught by a teacher is more than chalk and talk, a textbook page, a unit, or chapter should be more than a recital of fact or a setting out of exercises.
Academic text (1992) -
Teachers who stick to chalk and talk are not only doing their students a disservice, but they themselves will become more and more easily replaceable by scalable instructional delivery systems.
Blog text (11) -
The chalk-and-talk, textbook-based, cover-the-topic curriculum that critics fear will be the result of the new Regents is already the dominant form of classroom social studies instruction.
Academic text (2004) -
Critics argue that the chalk and talk approach limits student engagement and practical learning experiences.
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Many educators believe that relying solely on chalk and talk in teaching can hinder students' ability to think critically.
Synonyms
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3.5
To give a formal talk to teach a class
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7.0
A talk that uses a blackboard and chalk to explain ideas
Antonyms
How Structured
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly inferable from the constituents: 'chalk' (writing on a board) combined with 'talk' (giving a speech) describes a teacher-centred lecture method where the instructor writes and speaks. This is a straightforward compositional label (chalk + talk) and the implied lack of interaction is reasonably predictable, so a B1 learner who knows the parts should understand it.
Etymology
The noun chalk and talk comes from the simple image of a teacher writing on the board with chalk while giving a long talk, and students just listen. So, chalk and talk means a teaching style like a 'lecture' with 'little interaction'.