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    The grammar translation method focuses on teaching grammar rules and translating texts between the native and target languages. It was originally used to teach classical languages but was later adapted for foreign language teaching. Key aspects of this method include an emphasis on grammar, reading, writing, and translation over speaking skills, the use of the native language in instruction, and a focus on formal literary language over everyday conversational skills. Evaluation involves grammar tests and translation exercises.

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    The grammar translation method focuses on teaching grammar rules and translating texts between the native and target languages. It was originally used to teach classical languages but was later adapted for foreign language teaching. Key aspects of this method include an emphasis on grammar, reading, writing, and translation over speaking skills, the use of the native language in instruction, and a focus on formal literary language over everyday conversational skills. Evaluation involves grammar tests and translation exercises.

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    The grammar translation method focuses on teaching grammar rules and translating texts between the native and target languages. It was originally used to teach classical languages but was later adapted for foreign language teaching. Key aspects of this method include an emphasis on grammar, reading, writing, and translation over speaking skills, the use of the native language in instruction, and a focus on formal literary language over everyday conversational skills. Evaluation involves grammar tests and translation exercises.

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    The grammar translation method focuses on teaching grammar rules and translating texts between the native and target languages. It was originally used to teach classical languages but was later adapted for foreign language teaching. Key aspects of this method include an emphasis on grammar, reading, writing, and translation over speaking skills, the use of the native language in instruction, and a focus on formal literary language over everyday conversational skills. Evaluation involves grammar tests and translation exercises.

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    Description of grammar translation method

    (GTM)
    Grammar Translation Method
    • The grammar translation method was originally used to teach classical
    languages such as Greek and Latin.
    • Later it was modified to teach foreign languages and was popular through
    the 19th and early 20th centuries.
    • It received its name because of the importance it gives to correct grammar
    and translation for learning another language.
    • GTM has been used to teach foreign language for centuries.

    • This method is still widely used to teach foreign languages.

    • The main aim of the Grammar – translation Method is to enable the


    learner to read and appreciate literature written in the target language.
    • A good knowledge of grammar structures,

    • The ability to translate separate words and phrases correctly


    Main principles of the Grammar- Translation Method
    are:
    The language of instruction

    • The students’ first language is widely used in class.

    • Spoken English is most commonly used for retelling texts

    • It is very rarely used to communicate


    Which language system are emphasized?

    • Correct grammar is extremely important.

    • Grammar rules are taught deductively.


    • Vocabulary is taught by writing down new lexical items (words) with their
    L1 (mother tongue) translations.

    • Long lists of idiomatic expressions and their L1 equivalents have to be


    memorized but without using them in meaningful texts.
    Which language skills are emphasized?
    • Written language is given far more importance than spoken language.

    • So, reading and writing predominate while listening and speaking,


    including pronunciation, are almost ignored.

    • Reading classical fiction is considered to be the way to learn about the


    target culture.
    What kind of language?
    • Formal literary language is emphasized rather than conversational
    language.

    • And ‘accurate’ language is more important than ‘fluent’ language.

    • Functional language which might be useful for everyday communication


    is ignorded.
    The roles of the teacher and the learner

    • The teacher is an authority.

    • She is in control of everything that goes on in the class.

    • Students obey their teacher’s commands.


    Teacher-student interaction and student-
    student interaction
    • The teacher usually tells students what to do and when to speak.

    • Students do not speak to, or interact in any way with, other students.
    Evaluation
    • The teacher checks the students’ knowledge and progress by:
    • Grammar tests which require students to change tenses and forms of the
    verbs, fill in gaps with various grammar items or words, or translate
    sentences,
    • And asking them to translate extracts from literary texts.
    Some typical exercises and activities related to
    the Grammar-Translation Method
    • 1. Translation
    • 2. Comprehension questions
    • 3. Synonyms/antonyms
    • 4. Gap-falling
    • 5. Memorization
    • 6. Transformation
    • 7. Composition
    • As we can see, communication is not the aim of the Grammar-Translation
    Method.

    • However, the Grammar-Translation Method has proved that it can be


    effective.
    Conclusion

    • To sum up, if used in combination with the communicative approach, the


    Grammar-Translation Method can be successfully used to the benefit of
    learners of English.
    • As we can see the Grammar-Translation Method provides learners with
    the knowledge of grammar, and their communicative skills can be built
    on this solid foundation.
    • So, frequently used ‘communicative’ activities in conjunction with GTM
    can develop the learners’ fluency.

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