Indigenous Method of Teaching in African Societies

Abstract

Teaching is the process of impacting knowledge, skills, or informationto others. It is also the act of transmitting knowledge from anindividual who doubles as master, teacher or educator to learnersor students, with the goal of facilitating their understanding of aparticular subject, topic or an act. In a formal setting, teachingtakes place in an organized atmosphere conducive for both theteachers and the learners, either indoor or outdoor. Teaching andtraining in traditional African community follows the same process,but with a clear departure in approach and places of impactingknowledge from the conventional school setting.