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Direct Method

The Direct Method emphasizes direct association of meaning in the target language without translation, focusing on everyday speech and oral communication. Teachers and students engage as partners in the learning process, with vocabulary prioritized over grammar, and grammar taught inductively. Evaluation is informal, encouraging self-correction and practical use of language in real-life situations.

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Direct Method

The Direct Method emphasizes direct association of meaning in the target language without translation, focusing on everyday speech and oral communication. Teachers and students engage as partners in the learning process, with vocabulary prioritized over grammar, and grammar taught inductively. Evaluation is informal, encouraging self-correction and practical use of language in real-life situations.

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THE DIRECT METHOD

THE DIRECT STUDENT-TEACHER HOW LANGUAGE HOW CULTURE IS HOW EVALUATION IS HOW EMOTIONS HOW ERRORS ARE
METHOD PROCESS RELATIONSHIP IS VIEWED VIEWED DONE ARE DEALT WITH VIEWED

Teachers who use the The teacher and the language is primarily The students study Any formal evaluation is There are no principles The teacher employing
Direct Method believe students are more like written not spoken. culture consisting of not carried out. In DM, of the methods related various techniques
students need to partners in the Therefore, students the history of people students are asked to use to this area. tries to get students to
associate meaning and teaching/learning study everyday speech who speak the target the language not self correct whenever
process. Both play an in the target language. language, the demonstrate their possible.
target language directly.
active role in interacting geography of the knowledge about the
In order to do this, when
with each other. Vocabulary is country or countries language. They are asked
the teacher introduces a emphasized over where the target to do so by using bot oral
new target language grammar. language is spoken and and written skills.
word or phrase he information about the
demonstrates its Oral communication daily lives of its
meanings through the is more emphasized speakers.
use of realia, pictures or upon written
pantomime, he never communication.
translates it into the
students’ native
language.

Students speak in the


target language a great
deal and communicate as
if they are in real life
situations. The syllabus
used is based upon
situations or topics
corresponding to
everyday life.

Grammar is taught
inductively.

An explicit grammar rule


may never be given.

Students practice
vocabulary by using new
words in complete
sentences.

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