Grammar Translation Method (GTM)

The teacher introduces the rules explicitly and wants the students to apply these rules
to new examples in exercises. Students are supposed to memorise the rules.
Learning
theory

Language
theory

Cognitive-code
learning
(cognitive processes
with both deduction
and induction)

Lexical
(grammar is not the
most important, but
vocabulary

Materials

Objectives:

Activities
Translation of
a Literary
Passage

Reading
Comprehensio
n Questions

Antonyms/
Synonyms

Deductive
Application of
Rule

Cognates

Fill-in-theblanks

Memorization

Use Words in
Sentences

Composition

Teach translation
Read and understand
literary texts in the
target language
Make students aware of
their native language
structure and vocabulary
Improve students mental
capacities

Structura
l

syllabus

Tr a n s m i s s i o n
teacher

Receiver of
the info

Teacher-student
interaction