TRADITIONAL GRAMMAR

Traditional grammar is the pre-scientific grammatical approach used in second language

education and teaching.
The objective of this grammar is not to analyze the structure of languages but to create a
specialized jargon that allows us to speak more properly about the facts of the languages and
facilitate their use and learning in practical situations.

SOURCE CHARACTERISTIC

• His prescriptive approach where the rules are

The rise of the traditional method of teaching grammar strict.
occurred from the second half of the nineteenth century in • Memorizing lists of words.
Europe. Between the seventeenth century and the first half of • Memorizing all the grammar rules.
the nineteenth century, no changes were made in English • The use of the student's mother tongue.
grammar books or in the teaching of this subject. Until then,
• Translation as the basis of activities.
he focused on the “grammar of the word”.
• The majority use of written language, both
literary texts and written expression.