Direct Method
Direct Method
Translation
Disadvantages Method Student's role Students are expected to
memorize endless lists of
1. No oral work takes place in the class room due to grammar rules and
this method. Only teacher speaks. vocabulary, and produce
2. The main focus remains only on the mother-tongue Activities almost perfect translations.
and the target language remains ignored. This method means a
Ask your students to memorize a
3. No Speaking in the target language is possible. tedious experience and
rule and apply it to their own
4. Main emphasis is given on the Rules of Grammar. sentences. often creates frustration for
5. Students try to do everything by translating. Invite students to memorize a students.
short list of words each day in
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Learning skills English and give their native
Primary skills to be improved are
• Reading, wirting and traslation development language equivalent.
Ask your students to pick five
• Little attention is given to speaking and listening, vocabulary words they like from a
• And almost no attention to pronunciation. text and then translate them into
their mother tongue.
The audio-lingual Method was developed in the United
Advantages Historical Background States during World War II. At that time there was a
need for people to learn foreign languages rapidly for
1. It was the first method to have a theory. military purposes.
2. It made language learning accessible to a large
Students are imitators of the teacher`s model or the
groups of ordinary learners.
Student's role tapes she supplies of model speakers.
3. Developing simple techniques and making use
They follow the teacher`s directions and respond as
language lab.
accurately and as rapidly as possible.