Grammar Translation Method

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Characteristics

Teacher

Source of knowledge. Authority in class.

Thechniques

READING COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS

Students are adked in their mother tongue, but answer will be in the target language. (Question L1) Answer L2).

FILL IN THE BLANKS

Teacher gives students sentences with word missing. Students should fill in the blanks with the new vocabulary or with a particular grammar type.

MEMORIZATION

Students are asked to memorize new words, grammatical rules, and verb conjugation.

DEDUCTIVE APPLICATION OF RULES

Students understand the rule then they apply it to examples.

TRANSLATION

Students will be asked to read a literary passage and then translate the target language into their native language.

Goals

2. Push the learner to learn about the grammar rules and vocabulary of (L2).

1. Read and apprecite literature written in the target language (L2).

Generalities

Is a method of teaching languages derived from the classical method of teaching Greek and Latin .