Direct Method

KATIA MACAS DAZ

APPLIED LINGUISTICS

A little bit of history

The

Direct Method was developed by

Maximilian Berlitz towards the end of 19th
century.

It

was created as a reaction to the Grammar

Translation Method.

People

needed to produce language than

received language.

There

was a need to produce oral proficiency in

foreign languages.

*Use of the target language

*Its main focus is speaking and

spontaneously.

listening; this cause negligence in

*It focus on meaning not just

writing and reading.

rules.

*A lot of teacher-energy is required.

*Teaching the target language

through visual materials and
dialogs in context
*It uses realia.
*Entertaining classroom

*Learners can induce incorrect

rules.
*Learning a L2 is not the same as
learning L1.

Never translate:
Demonstrate

Never make a speech: Ask

questions

Never imitate mistakes:

Correct them
Never speak with
single words: Use
sentences

Never jump around:

Follow your plan
Never speak too slowly,
quickly or loudly :
Speak normally

Never speak too much: Make

students speak much

Never explain: Act

Methodology:
The direct method of learning English is fairly
simple. In consists, primarily, of just five parts

Sho
w

Say

Try

Mould

Repea
t

Linguistic based justification

connector.
Krashens Theory of
Second Language
Acquisition
Aquisition

Learning

v/s

Communicative competences

Grammatical competence

Sociolinguistic competence

Discourse competence

Strategic competence

Output
Affective

Filter

Ability to produce

Activit
y

Any
questions
?