GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD

AND
THE DIRECT METHOD
 COMPARISON

 Grammar
 Vocabulary

 Teacher’s attitude

 Student’s role

 Skills to be improved
 GRAMMAR
Direct Method Grammar translation method
In the direct method the teacher The GTM Is focused on grammar
provides the knowledge in rules and their application. Is
grammar inductively through learned through rules
speak.

VOCABULARY
Direct Method Grammar translation method
The vocabulary is learned through The vocabulary is learned from the
practice every day. direct translation of the L1. the
students learn vocabulary when
they are translating.
 TEACHER’S ATTITUDE
Direct Method Grammar translation method
The role of the teachers is very The role of the teachers is not very
important, they ask to the students active because they just limit their
constantly, encourage them to work to translate for the students.
participate in class and correct
their mistakes immediately.

STUDENT’S ROLE

Direct Method Grammar translation method

The students are very actives, The accuracy from the students is
their oral communication skills are expected and they have to
emphasized, they have to speak a practice by translation.
lot.
 SKILLS TO BE IMPROVED
Direct Method Grammar translation method
Oral communications skills were Primary skills to be improved:
built up in a carefully grade Reading- writing.

CONCLUSION:

Through the realization of this presentation is more clear to us the

differences between this tow methods, as features teachers we have
to know and understand it in order to make a class productive, and
using the best of the didactic methods in education we are going to
improved the knowledge of our students and at the same time we will
have the opportunity to experiment with different types of education to
choose or create our own method.