Reviewing The Principles. 1.What are goals of teachers who use the Grammar-Translation Method?

1.What are goals of teachers who use the Grammar-Translation Method?

According to the teachers who use the Grammar-Translation Method, a fundamental purpose of learning a foreign language is to able to read literature. To do this, students need to learn about the grammar rules and vocabulary of the target language. In addition, it is believed that studying a foreign language provides students with good mental exercise which helps develop their minds.

2.What is the role of the teacher? What is the role of the students?The roles are very traditional. The teacher is the authority in the classroom. The students do as he says so they can learn what he knows.

3.What are some characteristics of the teaching/learning process?

Students are taught to translate from one language to another. Often when they translate are readings in the target language about some aspect of the culture of the foreign language community. Students study grammar deductively; that is, they are given the grammar rules and examples, are told to memorize them, and then are asked to apply the rules to other examples. They also learn grammatical paradigms such as verb conjugations. They memorize native language equivalents for foreign language vocabulary words.

4. What is the nature of student-teacher interaction? What is the nature of student-student interaction?Most of the interaction in the classroom is from the teacher to the students. There is little student initiation and little student-student interaction.

5. How are the fillings of the students dealt with?There are no principles of the method which relate to this area.

6. How is language viewed? How is culture viewed?Literary language is considered superior to spoken language and is therefore the language students study. Culture is viewed as consisting 6f literature and the fine arts.

7. What areas of language are emphasized? What language skills are emphasized?Vocabulary and grammar are emphasized. Reading and writing are the primary skills that the students work on. There is much less attention given to speaking and listening. Pronunciation receives little, if any, attention.

8. What is the role of the students' native language?The meaning of the target language is made clear by translating it into the students' native language. The language that is used in class id mostly the students' native language.

9. How is evaluation accomplished?Written tests in which students are asked to translate from their native language to the target language or vice versa are often used. Ques­tions about the foreign culture or questions that ask students to apply grammar rules are also common.

10. How does the teacher respond to student errors?

Having the students get the correct answer is considered very important. If students make errors or don't know an answer, the teacher supplies them with the correct answer.

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