Foreign language teaching method that first started in Prussia, at the end of the 18th century and was the most used in the 19th century, but it is still used nowadays for teaching dead languages, such as Latin and Ancient Greek. In this method, vocabulary is taught through bilingual lists of words. Reading and writing are the main focus, with little or no attention given to speaking or listening. Besides that, the classes are taught in mother tongue.
The main problem of the grammar translation method is that, as the learners don’t practice speaking and listening, they will never become autonomous speakers of the target language.
Macmillan English Dictionary for ELT Terms -
http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/glossaries/definitions/g-j.htm
Grammar Translation Method - http://www.slideshare.net/vacoka/grammar-translation-method-presentation
Grammar translation Method or GTM - http://www.shvoong.com/books/1760532-grammar-translation-method-gtm/
NORLAND, D.; PRUETT-SAID, T. A kaleidoscope of models and strategies for teaching English to speakers of other languages. Westport: Teacher Idea Press, 2006
NAGARAJ, G. English Language Teaching: Approaches Methods Techniques. Andhra Pradesh: Orient Longman, 2003.
The main problem of the grammar translation method is that, as the learners don’t practice speaking and listening, they will never become autonomous speakers of the target language.
Macmillan English Dictionary for ELT Terms -
http://www.macmillandictionaries.com/glossaries/definitions/g-j.htm
Grammar Translation Method - http://www.slideshare.net/vacoka/grammar-translation-method-presentation
Grammar translation Method or GTM - http://www.shvoong.com/books/1760532-grammar-translation-method-gtm/
NORLAND, D.; PRUETT-SAID, T. A kaleidoscope of models and strategies for teaching English to speakers of other languages. Westport: Teacher Idea Press, 2006
NAGARAJ, G. English Language Teaching: Approaches Methods Techniques. Andhra Pradesh: Orient Longman, 2003.
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