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THE DIRECT METHOD

INTRODUCTION:
Direct Method should be connected directly with target language without
translation into native language. The aim is to provide language learners with a
practically useful to know the communication. To understand the communication
is good mention something. Rather than translating the teaching material the
teacher is excepted to directly use the target language in class because a language
can best be taught by it actively in the classroom. The teacher should not explain
but associate the meaning through action and demonstration. This time learners
who is learning about the particular subject are induce grammar rules through
illustration and demonstration. This method acts the teacher-student and
student-student activities. Correct pronunciation is given careful attention in this
method new vocabulary is taught by using known words.
This language is most widely used and good for learn when in classroom the
students use in it. The Direct Method is also called the Natural Method that is
very popular which enables the students to do a particular thing which give the
opportunity to the students to communicate with someone you share or
exchange information with them in foreign language which consist of a set of
sounds or written symbols. The Natural Method that is used every day of
communication also focus the answer question session that focus the language of
teaching. The basic purpose of this method is concerned the meaning of word,
expression gestures and language achievement which directly related the picture
something in your mind you think of it and have such a clear memory or idea of it
that you seem to be able to see it (Larson-Freeman 1986).
Rivers show that students always understand to communicate language by
listening and also the speaking a good way that depend speech with best action
(Rivers, 1968). A major role of the teacher effects the activities of the class
because teacher student relation is directly related in skills process that’s why
they depend upon interaction of learner-learner. On the other hand, the student
role is less passive that they do not take action than Grammar- Translation
Method. The role of teacher student is the learning teaching process.
Advantages of Direct Method:
1. Power of the gestures and expression.
2. Interest in English language and relationship in meaning and words.
3. Involve all the people engaged in an activity
4. Direct Method can depend low to high class of employees.

Disadvantages of Direct method:


1. Ignore the systematic written work that is done to a fixed plan in a through and
efficient way.
2. Direct Method is so much expensive because that affect upon the aids which are
high-cost aids.
3. That method is helpful in early stage. It is not doing a good work in the higher
classes.
Characteristic of Direct Method:
1. Grammar teaching of approach is inductive.
2. Spoke English language.
3. Effect of question answer session.
4. Concept of teaching and vocabulary.
5. Visual materials.

Techniques of Direct Method:


1. Reading aloud that other people can here you.
2. Question answer session.
3. Dictation
4. Fill in the blank exercise.
5. Student self-correction
6. Oral communication.
7. Language skills (reading, speaking, listening skills).

Principles of Direct Method:


1. Introduce the new teaching points orally.
2. Taught the sentences and vocabulary every day.
3. In the lesson student spoke the English Language.
4. Grammar and Pronunciation are correct.
5. Orally skills of communication.
6. Purpose of language is communication.
7. Taught the speech and listen the comprehensive knowledge ability to understand
something.

First Language Leaner:


1. Before knowledge of target language there is no concept of another language.
2. Mother tongue is not same than there is immature that related to the nervous
system.
3. Target Language help to know the facts.
4. He don’t know the things name.
5. He have high frequency to influence the things for the tongue of mother voice.

Second Language Learner:


1. Before knowledge of target language there is concept of another language.
2. After know the concept there is maturity that related to the nervous system.
3. They know all the things and facts for tongue of mother.
4. He knows all the things names.
The Direct Method, A good start to teach Oral language:
The Direct Method help the students to understand language that help with ease
of language. Language that depends upon the use of sentences how to
communicate with each other not for the words (Vietor 1882) that help the students
to learn the earlier speech. Direct Method that is influence the target language as
best instruction for teaching skills or detailed information and classroom
communication language. Through the activities of Direct Method which always
give the enthusiastic and interesting that attracts its attention for the knowledge of
foreign language. Students can understand easily if teachers use direct method
because this method enhance communication skills of the students.
The Direct Method which criticizes that the teachers which are speak the
nativelike ability (Richards and Rodgers, 2007). Through the achievement of
Direct method that influence the teacher’s ability to do something well or
effectively the students that have no opportunities for the skills of language unless
that native _like ability is effect by teachers. A best and successful teacher of
Direct Method which needs the ability of language, physical mental energy,
strength, imagination (that you have to form pictures or ideas in your mind of
things that you are exciting) skills and strong health. That must be resourceful in
the way of body gestures and expression by the evidence that are against linguistic
feeling of physical or mental tiredness in the way of teaching language
(Duchackova, 2006).
CONCLUSION:
Teachers always give the value for talk of student. Acquisition of a skill or a
particular type of a knowledge is the process of learning of developing is the best
and most important role in the process of foreign language. To create an
environment of a best communication that help the students to engaged one
particular activity is doing that thing in target language and also to improve its
value, quality and attractiveness. The teachers which teach the students they should
know the use of Direct method than there is positive response to effect the students
language. Direct Method is effective to use English language by teacher to
implement in the class.

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