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The grammar-translation method originated from teaching Latin, which was widely studied in the 1500s. It involves translating texts word-for-word from the target language to develop reading skills and mental discipline. Grammar rules are explicitly taught and practiced through drills and translations. There is little focus on speaking ability, listening comprehension, or cultural understanding. While still used, it lacks advocates and theoretical justification due to its limited development of practical language skills.
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This document discusses key concepts in second language acquisition, including:
- The difference between first and second language acquisition, with second language acquisition referring to learning additional languages beyond one's native tongue.
- Factors that can help or hinder second language learning such as interaction level, age, and affective barriers like embarrassment.
- Educational approaches to teaching second languages including grammar-translation, audio-lingual, and communicative methods.
- Concepts like interlanguage, fossilization, input/output, and motivation that influence the second language learning process.
History of language teaching
The document provides a history of language teaching methods from the 1500s to present day. It begins with Latin being the dominant language of education in the 1500s, though French, Italian, and English gained prominence in the 1600s. The 1700s-1900s saw the promotion of Latin in schools through grammar-focused instruction. In the 1800s, modern languages began to be taught using the same grammar-translation approach. Reform movements in the late 1800s advocated for a more natural approach focused on speaking, resulting in the Direct Method in the early 1900s emphasizing communication over translation. However, these natural methods proved difficult to implement in schools. Throughout the 20th century, debates occurred over the best language teaching methods to use
English Language Teaching Methods
This document discusses various methods and approaches that have been used in English language teaching over time. It begins by defining methodology, approach, curriculum/syllabus, and techniques. It then outlines several historical approaches including the grammar translation method, direct approach, reading approach, and audio-lingual approach. More recent communicative and task-based approaches are also discussed. The document stresses the importance of considering students' needs, instructional constraints, and individual learner differences when selecting an approach.
El metodo gramatical
The grammar-translation method was widely used to teach Latin in the 1500s and was later adopted to teach modern languages in Europe in the 18th-19th centuries. It focuses on teaching grammar rules and having students translate texts between the native and target languages. Classes are conducted in the native language, and there is no speaking practice. While it helps with reading and writing skills, students gain little ability in speaking the language. For this reason, other methods have largely replaced grammar-translation, though some of its approaches remain in certain areas.
Second language and its teaching methods
The document discusses various methods for teaching foreign languages, including:
1) The grammar-translation method focuses on translating texts and learning grammar rules rather than oral skills.
2) Communicative language teaching (CLT) emphasizes using language for real communication and learning language in social contexts.
3) Task-based teaching places emphasis on activities and tasks for students to complete in class rather than on form.
4) Future trends may involve a "cognitive approach" focusing on how students process and learn language.
Direct method and grammar translation method haseema group
The document compares and contrasts the Direct Method and Grammar Translation Method of teaching foreign languages. [1] The Direct Method aims to immerse students in the target language similarly to first language acquisition, using the target language exclusively and teaching grammar inductively. [2] In contrast, the Grammar Translation Method was originally used for dead languages and focuses on translating between languages, with little emphasis on speaking or listening skills. [3] Key differences include the Direct Method teaching grammar inductively while Grammar Translation uses rules, as well as the Direct Method emphasizing oral communication and Grammar Translation prioritizing reading and writing.
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The Teaching of Reading and Writing using Grammar Translation Method
The Teaching of Reading and Writing using Grammar Translation Method
Direct method and grammar translation method haseema group
Direct method and grammar translation method haseema group
Grammar translation
- 1. By Martín M. Santos
- 2. It was originated from the practice of teaching Latin. In the early 1500s, Latin was the most widely- studied foreign language due to its prominence in government, academia, and business.
- 3. At first it was believed that teaching modern languages was not useful for the development of mental discipline and thus they were left out of the curriculum.
- 4. When modern languages began to appear in school curricula in the 19th century, teachers taught them with the same grammar-translation method as was used for classical Latin and Greek
- 5. 1.- To develop students’ reading ability to a level where they can read literature in the target language. 2.- To develop students’ general mental discipline
- 6. Translation interprets the words and phrases of the foreign languages in the best possible manner.
- 7. The phraseology and the idioms of the target language can best be assimilated in the process of interpretation.
- 8. The structures of the foreign languages are best learned when compared and contrast with those of first language.
- 10. Grammar rules are learned deductively; students learn grammar rules by rote, and then practice the rules by doing grammar drills and translating sentences to and from the target language.
- 11. More attention is paid to the form of the sentences being translated than to their content.
- 12. When students reach more advanced levels of achievement, they may translate entire texts from the target language. Tests often consist of the translation of classical texts
- 13. There is not usually any listening or speaking practice, and very little attention is placed on pronunciation or any communicative aspects of the language. The skill exercised is reading, and then only in the context of translation
- 14. The mainstay of classroom materials for the grammar-translation method is the textbook. Textbooks in the 19th century attempted to codify the grammar of the target language into discrete rules for students to learn and memorize
- 15. A chapter in a typical grammar-translation textbook would begin with a bilingual vocabulary list, after which there would be grammar rules for students to study and sentences for them to translate.
- 16. The method by definition has a very limited scope. Because speaking or any kind of spontaneous creative output was missing from the curriculum, students would often fail at speaking or even letter writing in the target language
- 17. Though it may be true to say that the Grammar-Translation Method is still widely practiced, it has no advocates. It is a method for which there is no theory. There is no literature that offers a rationale or justification for it or that attempts to relate it to issues in linguistics, psychology, or educational theory
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