Direct MethodKATIA MACAS DAZAPPLIED LINGUISTICSA little bit of
historyThe Direct Method !s de"elo#ed by Maximilian Berlitz to!rds
the e$d of %&th ce$t'ry(It !s cre!ted !s ! re!ctio$ to the
Grammar Translation Method.Peo#le $eeded to produce language th!$
recei"ed l!$)'!)e.There !s ! $eed to #rod'ce or!l #ro*cie$cy i$
foreign languages.+Use of the t!r)et l!$)'!)e spontaneously.+It
foc's on meaning $ot ,'st r'les(+Te!chi$) the t!r)et l!$)'!)e
thro')h visual materials !$d dialogs in context+It 'ses
realia.*Entertaining cl!ssroo- #roced'res+Its -!i$ foc's is
speaking and listening this c!'se $e)li)e$ce i$ !riting and
reading.+A lot of teacher"energy is re.'ired(+Le!r$ers c!$ i$d'ce
incorrect rules.*Le!r$i$) ! L/ is not the same as le!r$i$) L%(Ne"er
tr!$sl!te0 DemonstrateNe"er tr!$sl!te0 DemonstrateNe"er e1#l!i$0
#ctNe"er e1#l!i$0 #ctNe"er s#e!2 ith si$)le ords0 $se
sentencesNe"er s#e!2 ith si$)le ords0 $se sentencesNe"er i-it!te
-ist!2es0 %orrect themNe"er i-it!te -ist!2es0 %orrect themNe"er
-!2e ! s#eech0 #sk &uestionsNe"er -!2e ! s#eech0 #sk
&uestionsNe"er s#e!2 too -'ch0 Make students speak muchNe"er
s#e!2 too -'ch0 Make students speak muchNe"er s#e!2 too sloly3
.'ic2ly or lo'dly ' (peak normallyNe"er s#e!2 too sloly3 .'ic2ly or
lo'dly ' (peak normallyNe"er ,'-# !ro'$d0 )ollo! your planNe"er
,'-# !ro'$d0 )ollo! your planMethodolo)y0 The direct -ethod of
le!r$i$) E$)lish is f!irly si-#le( I$ co$sists3 #ri-!rily3 of ,'st
*"e #!rts((ho!(ay Try Mould*epeatLi$)'istic b!sed ,'sti*c!tio$
co$$ector(Kr!she$4s Theory of Seco$d L!$)'!)e
Ac.'isitio$#&uisition "5s Le!r$i$)6't#'tA7ecti"e
8ilterKr!she$4s Theory of Seco$d L!$)'!)e Ac.'isitio$#&uisition
"5s Le!r$i$)6't#'tA7ecti"e 8ilterCo--'$ic!ti"e
co-#ete$cesGr!--!tic!l co-#ete$ceSocioli$)'istic
co-#ete$ceDisco'rse co-#ete$ceStr!te)ic co-#ete$ceAbility to
#rod'ceCo--'$ic!ti"e co-#ete$cesGr!--!tic!l
co-#ete$ceSocioli$)'istic co-#ete$ceDisco'rse co-#ete$ceStr!te)ic
co-#ete$ceAbility to #rod'ce#ctivity#ny &uestions+
