UNIVERSIDAD EMILIANO ZAPATA

FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS SOCIALES
LIC. EN EDUCACIÓN INICIAL Y PREESCOLAR
METODOLOGÍA DE LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA
LENGUA EXTRANJERA EN LA PRIMERA INFANCIA
 PROJECT 1
GRAPHIC ORGANIZAR
DIRECT METHOD
MATERIA: METODOLOGÍA DE LA ENSEÑANZA DE LA
LENGUA EXTRANJERA EN LA PRIMERA INFANCIA
TAREA: FIRST PARTIAL PROJECT I
  
DOCENTE: LIC. LÓPEZ AGUILAR MARIANA SARAÍ

 NOMBRE: JUAN CARLOS MEZA CALDERON

 
GRUPO: LEIP 4 - N3
 
MATRICULA: 119564
 
MONTERREY, NUEVO LEON 27 DE SEPTIEMBRE DE 2021
 The Direct Method, also called Natural
Advantages Method, was established in Germany and
Historical Background France around 1900. It appeared as an
• The focus is on Oral Practice. answer to the shortcomings of the Grammar
• It helps the learners in having good fluency. Translation Method. It is a method
• helps students having good command over English.
• Teacher are just guides because grammar
the teacher proceeds from particular to general and from
concrete to abstract. translation deals with the memorization of
Teacher's Roles rules manipulation of rules.
• It makes the teaching English easier and more pleasant.
• Manipulation of the morphology.
• This method creates the suitable environment for
• Syntax of the foreign language.
learning English Language.
• Direct the class activities.
Disadvantages • Encourage students to participate in class.

• Over- emphasis on oral practice.

Direct • Asking them questions constantly.
• Corrects their mistakes immediately.
•
•
Average and below average students.
This is an expensive method as the teacher
Method The students’ role in direct method
is to use some aids for teaching. is the active learner. They are active
Student's role in exploring new words, expression,
• Competent teachers must be there.
• In the early stage of learning, this method is etc. in target language.
completely unsuccessful. The students are also the observer
• Ignores reading and writing aspects of and practitioner.
language learning Activities
• Does not teach grammar systematically • Question/answer exercise
• Time-consuming in creating real life • Dictation
situations • Develops listening, speaking, reading.
• Reading aloud
• Increased employment opportunities
• Student self-correction
• Improves the development of language sense
• Conversation practice
Learning skills • Aids Reading • Paragraph writing
development • Improves fluency of speech
• Facilitates understanding of language
• helps in understanding directly what is heard
and read
 The grammar–translation method originated from the practice of
Advantages Historical Background teaching Latin.
In the early 16th century, Latin was the most widely studied foreign
language because of its prominence in government, academia and
1. The students understand the things very business. However, the use of Latin then dwindled and was gradually
easily if taught using this method. replaced by English, French and Italian.
2. It doesn't consume the time in finishing
the syllabus. Teacher are just guides because grammar
3. Precise pictures of things  can easily be translation deals with the memorization of
Teacher's Roles rules.
made in the minds of the learners using this
method. • Manipulation of rules
4. This Method is very useful for the • Manipulation of the morphology
average and below-average students. Grammar • Syntax of the foreign language.

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
•
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.

The teacher is like an orchestra leader,

Teacher's Roles directing and controlling the language
Disadvantages
behavior other students.
She also is responsible for providing her
1. No creativity. Students repeat and memorize
what they do not understand.
Audiolingual students with a good model for imitation.
2. The techniques used by this method Method • Learners need to develop their input
become “tedious and boring, causing
fatigue”. skills first to be able to produce the
3. Make advanced students bored. Learning skills language to communicate
4. Many students in the class. information. In this way, listening
Read the following dialog. What structure development comprehension skills are vital in a
is it trying to teach? foreign language learning. 
Sam: Lou`s going to go to collage next
fall.
Activities Betty: What is he going to study?
Sam: He`s going to study biology, He`s
going to be a doctor.
Betty: Where is he going to study?
Sam: He`s going to study at Stanford.