The Grammar Translation Method is an older language teaching method that focuses on learning grammar rules and vocabulary to enable students to read literature in the target language. It emphasizes translation, reading, and writing, with little focus on speaking and listening. The teacher is the primary authority in the classroom, interacting directly with students and correcting their errors without discussion. Student-student interaction is limited. Evaluation is typically done through written translation tests.

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2.  The Grammar Translation Method is not new. IT has had different
names, but it has been used by language teachers for many
years. At one time it was called “Classical Method” since it was
first used in the teaching of the classical languages, Latin and
Greek (Chaslain 1988).Earlier in this century, this method was
used for the purpose of helping students read and appreciate
foreign language literature.
 It was also hoped that, the study of the grammar of the target
language, students would become more familiar with the
grammar of the native language and that this familiarity would
help them speak and write their native language better.

3.  The principles of the Grammar Translation Method are organized
below by answering ten question. Not all the question are
addressed by Grammar Translation Method;
 I. What are the goals who use the Grammar Translation Method?
a fundamental purpose of the learning foreign language is to be
able to read literature written in the target language. To do this,
students need to learn about the grammar rules and vocabulary
of the target language.
 II. What are some characteristics of the teaching/learning
process?
 Students are taught to translate from one language to another.
Often what they translate are readings in the target language
about some aspect of the target language community.

4.  III. What is the role of the student and the teacher? The teacher
authority in the class room. The students do as she says so they
can learn what she knows.
 IV. What is the nature teacher-student interactions and nature
student-student interactions? Most of the interaction in the
classroom is from teacher to student. There is little interaction
between student-student interaction.
 V. How are the feelings that students dealt with? There are no
principles of the method which relate to this area.
 VI. How is language and Culture viewed? Literary language is
considered superior spoken language and therefore the language
that the students study.

5.  VII. What areas of language are emphasized? What language skill
are used? Vocabulary and Grammar are emphasized. Reading and
Writing are the primary skills the students work on. There is
much little attention given to speaking and listening.
 VIII. What is the role students native language? The language is
used in class is mostly the students native language.
 IX. How is evaluation accomplished? Written tests in which
students are asked to translate from their native language to the
target language or vice versa are often used.
 X. How does the teachers respond to the students errors? If
students make errors or do not know an answer, the teacher
supplies them with correct answer.