The Grammar-Translation Method

Grammar-Translation Method has been used by language teachers for many years.

But, this method was used for the purpose of helping students read and appreciate foreign language literature, not used to communicate.

The teacher is the authority in the classroom. The student do as she/he says so they can learn what she know. So, class is not using target language communicatively.

There are several techniques of this method :

- translation of a literary passage

- reading comprehension questions

- antonyms/synonyms

- cognates

- deductive application of rule

- fill-in-the-blanks

- memorization

- use word in sentences, and

- composition

Many techniques in this method are not too effective, but there are still some useful techniques associated with this method.

Learning a foreign language not only to be able to read the literature written in the target language, but also to communicate.

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