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The document discusses the direct method approach to teaching foreign languages. It originated in the 19th century in response to a need for oral proficiency. Key principles are that instruction is conducted only in the target language, everyday vocabulary is taught through pictures and objects, grammar is inductively taught, and translation is banned. Techniques include reading aloud, question/answer exercises, and conversation practice. The teacher's role is to demonstrate and facilitate without using the native language, while students are active learners who observe and self-correct in the target language. Advantages include quickly understood vocabulary, but disadvantages include difficulty learning without the first language. The overall goal is a practical knowledge of the language.

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Direct Method

The document discusses the direct method approach to teaching foreign languages. It originated in the 19th century in response to a need for oral proficiency. Key principles are that instruction is conducted only in the target language, everyday vocabulary is taught through pictures and objects, grammar is inductively taught, and translation is banned. Techniques include reading aloud, question/answer exercises, and conversation practice. The teacher's role is to demonstrate and facilitate without using the native language, while students are active learners who observe and self-correct in the target language. Advantages include quickly understood vocabulary, but disadvantages include difficulty learning without the first language. The overall goal is a practical knowledge of the language.

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DIRECT METHOD

By:
SARWITA BANO
Background of direct method
 In the mid and late 19 century, europe experience a wave
of increasing opportunities of communicating, due to
industrialization and international trade and travel
 A need was felt to develop oral proficiency in foreign
language. Its principal they proposed what they called
natural method that suggest radical change from
grammar translation it method that later on came to be
known as the direct method.
Definition of direct method
 Direct method is named “direct” because meaning should
be connected directly with the target language without
translation into to the native language
Principles of direct method
 Classroom instruction is conducted in the target
language (no translate, demonstrate)
 Only everyday vocabulary
 Vocabulary is thaught through pictures and objects
 Grammar is taught inductively
 Students are encouraged to think in the target
language
 Speaking is taught first before reading or
writing
 Translation is completely banished from any
classroom activity
Techniques of direct method

 Reading aloud
 Question and answer exercise
 Getting student to self-correct
 Conversation practice
 Fill in the blanks
 Dictation
 Map drawing
 Paragraph writing
The Role of Teacher
 Teachers introduce a new target language word or phrase to the
students and there is no mother tounge
 Demonstrate
 Facilitator
 Monitor
 The teacher is the source
 Learning by self-correction
The Role of Students
 The teacher and the students are more like
partners in the teaching/learning process.
 The students should be active learner.
 Observe the target language
The Advantages

 Quickly Understood
 There are no different with active and passive vocabularies
 This sound principles of education
The Disadvantages
 Second language should be learned without
pay attention first language
 Difficult in language learning process
 Compare learning of second language
The Goal of Direct Method

The general goal of the Direct Method is


to provide learners with a practically
useful knowledge of language

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