Larsen Freeman 2010 Grammar translation Method The Direct

Larsen – Freeman (2010)

Grammar translation Method The Direct Method Learn the language in order to communicate NO TRANSLATION ALLOWED

• Are we looking at a map of the United States? • Is the Isle of Man on the south of Great Britain? • What color is the Atlantic Ocean on the map? • Is England under Scotland? • Is Wales part of the Republic of Ireland?

Principles GOAL OF THE TEACHER Students should learn to think in the target language STUDENTS/TEACHERS ROLE More like partners

STUDENT TEACHER Teacher demonstrates the meaning of the target language through realia or pictures based on situations. Students practice the new vocabulary. TEACHING/LEARNING PROCESS:

STUDENTS FEELINGS LANGUAGE AND CULTURE VIEW No principles involved Language is primarily spoken. Culture consists on history and geography of the country or countries where the L 2 is spoken and information about stidents daily lives.

EMPHASIZED LANGUAJE AREAS NATIVE LANGUAGE ROLE STUDENT ERRORS RESPONSE Vocabulary over gramma Not permitted Self - correction techniques

Reading aloud Question and answer exercise Self correction Paragraph writing Teaching technique s Conversati on practice Map drawing Dictaction Fill-in-theblank

Conclusion To conclude with the above, even if the direct method is not as new as other methods and approaches, this is a good way to motivate our students to communicate and learn a second language. Nowadays, we can see that this method is still used by teachers in the classroom, because grammar is treated inductively.

References Larsen-Freeman, D. (2010). Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. Oxford University Press: New York.