Grammar translation method and direct method.

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What is Grammar Translation Method?

 Grammar Translation Method (GTM) is one of the oldest method of teaching. In this method grammar and translation of a language are equally predominate. In this method the rules of grammar are memorized by the students and then illustrates further. 

Cognates: Words that look like Spanish words.

  • Bank-Banco
  • Car-Carro
  • Mountain-Montaña
  • Map-mapa
  • Restaurant-restaurante
  • Doctor-doctor
  • Crime-crimen

What is Direct Method?
 
Direct Method (DM) is a natural method of teaching English language. Because in this method, students learns English language in natural order of language listening, speaking, reading and writing. In the same way as they learn their mother tongue. 

There are some techniques that can be used for aplying the direct method inside the classroom which are Realia, Contextualization, Complete sentences, and Paragraph writing.


Difference between Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method:

-In Grammar Translation Method, the teacher uses the mother tongue to teach the students. Mother tongue is the medium of instruction. The teacher uses mother tongue to explain the meaning of words, sentences and phrases while teaching.

-The second important difference between GTM and DM is the gap between language and thought. In GTM there is a gap between language and thought to be taught. The students first learn to think in their mother tongue and then to translate their thought into English. 

-Natural and unnatural is another difference key difference. GTM is an unnatural method of teaching English language. The natural order of languages learning is listening, speaking, reading and writing.

-In Grammar Translation Method the teaching unit is the words. But in the Direct Method, the teaching of English starts with the teaching of the sentences and not the individual words.


Conclusion:

In summing up, the Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method both are popular method of teaching English. There are some key difference between GTM and DM. Grammar Translation Method is a classical method and Direct Method which was develop as a reaction against GTM. 





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