Face to Faith understands dialogue as an empowering process which enables students to encounter the other in a safe environment; transforming the unfamiliar into the familiar. It is profoundly reciprocal, and rooted in an open, mutually respectful approach.
Show respect for beliefs and values – what does that look like / feel like
Chunk, model
Practice
Always listen carefully, raise your hand when you want to say something.
Disagree with the idea, not the person
Use I language
Skills – adaptable
Look interested, get interested.
Involve yourself by responding
Stay on target
Test your understanding
Evaluate what you hear
Neutralize your feelings.
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Dimensions of Dialogue
What are they talking about –
banter – ‘getting to know you chit chat’
Issues based – what do you think about the environment.
Dialogue around faith and belief – you believe this – I believe that…
Who are they talking to
The facilitator
One another across the VC
One another in the classroom
Dialogue of Life – sharing interests, likes and dislikes, school experience, where they are, what it’s like – personal experiences
D of Social involvement – ethical debate, sharing views on questions of justice etc
Dialogue of F & B – reflecting on life’s big questions, expression of own beliefs and convictions, sharing and comparing viewpoints.
Dialogue of Experience – describing what “I” do, and why it is important to me – comparing and learning about experiences.
We’re all interviewees
Response Questions
How to go deeper
Basic Question and response
Response question
Showing agreement and disagreement
Revision, Synthesis, Analysis
Dialogue skills plotted against Blooms taxonomy
Creating – Synthesis / Critique / Reflection
Evaluating – Disagreement / Agreement
Analysing – Association / Differentiation (Response question moves us here)
Applying – Questioning
Understanding – Explanation,
Remembering – Sharing and telling / sharing own point of view.
Remember Diversity
Many traditions within one faith
Intra-faith dialogue
Different experiences
Use I statements
Stops generalization and misunderstanding.
No value judgements –
It’s fine to say “I do x and it is important for me”
But not to say
& you should do it too.
Don’t fear silence!