The Direct Method

The Direct Method’s principles have been used by language teachers for many years. It has one very basic rule : No translation is allowed, because its purpose is helping students to use the target language communicatively. So, teachers must use target language as a vehicle, not an object to be learned.

There are several techniques of this method :

- reading aloud

- question and answer exercise

- getting students to self-correct

- conversation practice

- fill-in-the-blank exercise

- dictation

- map drawing

- paragraph writing.

Most of these techniques are effective to make students communicate in target language, as the main purpose of this method.

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