The lecture method is one of the oldest methods used in classrooms by teachers to impart knowledge to students. So, it is becoming necessary to explain the meaning, merit, and pitfalls of the lecture method and also provide hints for effective utilization of this method. Teaching, in its simplest sense, is imparting knowledge. It is the connotation of experience. This experience may consist of facts, truths, doctrines, ideas, or ideals, or it may consist of the processes or skills of an art. The teacher is the sender or the source; the educational material is the information or message; and the student is the receiver of the information.

This type of sending and receiving is known as communication. There are various modes of communication. Though it can be taught through words, signs, objects, actions, or examples, the act itself is always essentially the same, regardless of the subject matter, delivery method, or learning objective: It is an exchange of personal experiences.. It is like painting a picture one conceives in the mind of another. It is influence over the thought and understanding and the shaping thereof to the understanding of some truth that the teacher knows and wishes to communicate.

Advantages and Disadvantages

Advantages

• You can demonstrate and use any type of media while teaching
• It can be revived early.
• The teacher can be a model.
• Students become more familiar with the teacher.
• Large amounts of material on any subject can be covered and discussed.
• Large amounts of material on any subject can be explained in a short span of time.

Disadvantages

• In the lecture method of teaching, some information on the subject is already known to the students.
• It may not be possible for a teacher to pay attention to all the students in a huge class.
• In this method of teaching, giving notes to the student is very important, but some students may not be habituated to taking dictations and notes.
• The lecture information may be forgotten quickly.
• There is no check-up on whether teaching is beneficial or not.
• The lecture is not effective when the objects are not clear.
• This method of teaching students depends on the teacher.
• This creates laziness in the classroom by stopping communication between the student and the teacher.

Conclusion –

The easiest and most affordable way to teach subjects is through lectures. Scientific instruments, equipment, and experiments are hardly ever required outside of the blackboard. An information-centric, teacher-led approach is the lecture method. Through the use of role-playing, the instructor facilitates learning in the classroom using this approach. The pupils merely listen in silence as the one teacher speaks in this manner. There was boredom in the classroom as a result of the teacher-student relationship ending.