This document discusses the Direct Method approach to teaching grammar. The Direct Method focuses on speaking and pronunciation over explicit grammar instruction. The teacher acts as a facilitator, using techniques like reading aloud, questioning, and correction to encourage students to communicate in the target language. The goal is for students to think in the target language rather than translating, with evaluation focused on language use rather than knowledge.

1. Teaching Grammar:
Direct Method

2. MAP

3. Techniques:
• ReadingAloud
• Question & Answer Exercise
• Getting Students to Self-correct
• Conversation Practice
• Fill-in-the-blankExercise
• Dictation
• Map Drawing
• Paragraph Writing

4. Direct Method
Goal: Students should learn how to
communicate in the target language by helping
students to think in the target language.
Role of the Teacher/Student: The teacher and
the students are partners in the
teaching/learning process.
Nature: The nature of interaction goes both
ways: from teacher to students and from
students to teacher. Students converse with one
another as well.

5. Language Focus: More on speaking/ spoken
language. Vocabulary is emphasized over grammar.
Pronunciation is also emphasized. They also study the
culture, geography, history and daily life of the speakers
of the target language.
Evaluation: There’s not really any formal evaluation
but students are asked to use the language, not to
demonstrate their knowledge about the language.
On Errors: The teacher, employing various techniques,
tries to get students to self-correct whenever possible.

6. Learning/Teaching Process:
*When the teacher introduces a new target language
word or phrase, he demonstrates its meaning through
the use of realia, pictures, or pantomime; he never
translates it into the student’s native language.
*Grammar is taught inductively; that is the students are
presented with examples and they figure out the rule or
generalization from the examples.
*Students practice vocabulary by using new words in
complete sentences.
*Students speak in the target language a great deal and
communicate as if they were in real situations.