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The document compares the Grammar Translation Method and the Direct Method, highlighting their differing goals: the former focuses on reading literature and grammar rules, while the latter emphasizes communication in the target language. It describes characteristics of the Direct Method, such as direct association of meaning without translation, situational syllabi, and inductive grammar teaching. Additionally, it includes a lesson design using the Audio-Lingual Method with a chain drill activity.

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The document compares the Grammar Translation Method and the Direct Method, highlighting their differing goals: the former focuses on reading literature and grammar rules, while the latter emphasizes communication in the target language. It describes characteristics of the Direct Method, such as direct association of meaning without translation, situational syllabi, and inductive grammar teaching. Additionally, it includes a lesson design using the Audio-Lingual Method with a chain drill activity.

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1- Write an essay comparing and contrasting the Grammar Translation Method and the
Direct Method in an essay

The first and foremost difference between the Direct Method and The
Grammar Translation method is the goals of the teachers using them. In
Grammar Translation Method, the teachers’ fundamental purpose is to help the
students read and appreciate literature written in the target language. To be able
to do this, students have to learn a lot about the grammar rules and
vocabularies.

On the contrary, the teachers who use the Direct Method intend that the
students learn how to communicate in the target language. It is very important
that the students are believed to think in the target language. In addition, due to
the different teaching goals, there is a great disparity in teaching and learning
process of the Grammar Translation Method and the Direct Method.

In a typical Grammar Translation Method class, students are taught to


translate from one language to another. They are also asked to memorize the
native language equivalents for the target language vocabulary words. In
contrast, the native language should not be used in the classroom. The students
need to associate the meaning and the target language directly. To help the
students to do this, the teacher demonstrates the meanings through pictures,
realia, or pantomime.

2- What are some characteristics of the teaching/learning process?


Teachers who use the Direct Method believe students need to associate
meaning with the target language directly. In order to do this, when the teacher
introduces a new target language word or phrase, he demonstrates its meaning
through the use of realia, pictures, or pantomime; he never translates it into the
students' native language. Students speak in the target language a great deal
and communicate as if they were in real situations. In fact, the syllabus used in
the Direct Method is based upon situations (for example, one unit would consist
of language that people would use at a bank, another of the language that they
use when going shopping) or topics (such as geography, money, or the weather).
Grammar is taught inductively; that is, the students are presented with examples
and they figure out the rule or generalization from the examples. An explicit
grammar rule may never be given. Students practice vocabulary by using new
words in complete sentences

3- Design a lesson using the Audio-Lingual Method including the teaching activities
Chain Drill
Teacher: What is the color of sky?
The color of sky is blue
What is the color of banana?
Student A: The color of banana is yellow. What is the color of leaf?
Student B: The color of leaf is green. What is the color of our eyes?
Student C: The color of our eyes is black and white

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