TEACHING METHODS

METHOD: Grammar translation method

Creator There is not a creator of the method

because it was originally used to
teach latin and greek

Approach It analyzes the grammatical

structures of the language

Teacher’s role ● All the attention goes to the

teacher

Student’s Role ● The students need to

translate from L1 to the
language they want

Materials ● Literary passages,

comprehension questions, fill-
in-the-blanks

Main Characteristics, evaluation, the ● Contact with native speakers

role of error, etc of the language is not
necessary for the purpose of
the method

● Its a teacher-centeredness
approach

● There is barely an interaction

between the students and the
teacher or between the
students with their classmates

● These method focuses more

 in reading and writing rather
than speaking or listening

● In the past it was used to

translate text from ancient
greek to latin

● It helps build the students

mental discipline which allows
them to work better

● It reinforces the students

memory

Procedure The teacher can hand in the

students a paper in which there are
sentences in the students L1

Then the students need to read and

analyze the sentences

The students need to translate the

sentences to english being careful in
following the grammatical rules

After that, the teacher checks the

students and corrects them if they
are wrong

During this activity the students

can’t interact with each other and
the can’t ask questions to the
teacher