Introduction

- The method Direct is named “direct” because meaning should be connected directly with
the target language without translation in to the native language.
- Was developed by Maximilian Berlitz towards the end of the 19 th Century as a reaction to
the Grammar Translation Method.
- At the turn of 19th and 20th centuries, this method was quite popular in the US and Europe.
- Became known as the Berlitz Method as its popularity increased.

Main Principles/Features of the Direct Method

- The purpose of language learning is communication.

- Classroom instructions were only given in the target language.
- The vocabulary is touch in the initial phase, and the grammar, reading and writing are
introduced in the intermediate phase.
- The syllabus is based on situations or topics, not usually on linguistic structures.
- Only what was considered everyday vocabulary and sentences were taught.
- Inductive grammar teaching.
- Correct grammar and pronunciation are emphasized.
- Vocabulary was taught through demonstration, actual objects or pictures. Abstract
vocabulary was taught via association of ideas.
- Both speech and listening skills were taught.
- Oral communication skills were shaped in a carefully graded process in form of question-
and-answer exchanges between teacher and pupil.

Strategies Using Direct Method

i. Q & A: The teacher asks questions of any nature and the students answer.
ii. Dictation: The teacher chooses a grade appropriate passage and reads the text aloud. Teacher
reads the passage three times.
iii. Reading Aloud: Students take turn reading sections of a passage, play or dialog out loud.
iv. Getting Students to Self-Correct: The teacher should have the students self-correct by offering
them a choice between what they said and the correct answer.
v. Conversation Practise: The teacher asks students a number of questions in the target language
which the students are able to answer correctly. Later, the students ask each other their own
questions using the same grammatical structures.
vi. Map Drawing: Students are given a map without labelled then the students label it by using the
directions the teacher gives.
vii. Paragraph Writing: The students are asked to write a passage in their own words. They can do
this from memory or use a reading passage in the lesson as a model
Advantages & Disadvantages
A D
1. Makes learning interesting by
establishing direct bond between word
and meaning.
2. The best method to use in teaching
common vocabularies for a strong
language foundation.
3. This method can be employed from the
lowest  highest level language class.
4. Fluency of speech, good pronunciations
and power of expressions are properly
developed.
Introduction
Main Principles/Features of the Direct Method
Strategies Using Direct Method
Advantages & Disadvantages of Direct Method
Class Demonsration
Opinion On The Effectiveness On The Method
1. D.Method is only effective to auditory
learners, which can be problematic in a
class with multiple intelligence.
2. This method ignores systematic written
work and reading activities and
sufficient attention is not paid to
reading and writing.
3. Low numbers of teachers trained and
interested using this method.
4. Ineffective in large classes, where
individual needs of students may not
be satisfied.