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The Direct Method of language
teaching is also called:
The Reform Method
The NaturalMethod
The Anti-Grammatical
Method
The BerlitzMethod
The Direct Method was developed by
Maximilian Berlitz as a reaction to the
Grammar Translation Method.
It sought to immerse the learner in
the same way as when the first
language is learnt.
- No translation is allowed
- No use of the L1
Meaning should be connected
directly with the second language
through demonstration and visual aids.
This method argues that a foreign
language can be taught without
translation, unlike the argument of the
Grammar-Translation Method.
Rather than translating the teaching
material, the teacher is expected to
directly use the target language in
class because a language can best
be taught by using it actively in the
classroom.
1. The only available languaje is the
target language.
NEVER TRANSLATE: DEMONSTRATE
2. Grammar is taught inductively. There
may never be an explicit grammar rule
given.
DO NOT GIVE RULES:
MAKE THEM FIGURE OUT
THE RULE.
3. Speaking is taught first before reading
and writing.
Students should speak at least 80% of
the time during the lesson.
4. The learner is actively involved in usingthe languaje in realistic everydaysituations.
Students are intruduced to the ways of life of L2 .
5. Students are encouraged to think in thetarget languaje.
NOTE: The teacher and learners are partners in the classroom.
Teacher / learner interactionLearner /learner interaction
Students take turns reading sections
of a passage, a play or a dialogue
out loud.
Is a strategy that weaves culture into
languaje production and presents
cultural practices in the target
languaje.
The language is expression.
Originated by Francois Gouin
Is a sequence of six to eight phrases
describing a predictable process, such
as preparing a target culture dish,
making a purchase, or going through
customs.
Moves students from receptive to
productive language.
May cover a range of contexts
including a cultural practice,
appropiate behavior in a particular
situation or classroom process.
Role of the teacher: offer students
series of connected sentences.
Choose a function or context
Select expressions
Order logically
Associate actions with each
statement
Illustrate with visuals
No more than 6-8 sentences
Leghth of 7-8 sillables
Verbs that can be acted out
Vocabulary easy visualized
Logical sequence
Same person and tense in all
sentences
*the vocabulary is complex but easy
to understand and remember.
Teacher presents orally using words,
pantomime and props
Teacher repets orally, class joins in with
pantomime but now words
Class pantomimes series as teacher
repeats orally without actions
Class imitates series orally and with
actions
NO TRANSLATION
NO GRAMMAR
NO GRAMMAR EXPLANATIONS