The Direct Method in Language Teaching

The Direct Method, also known as the DM, emphasizes teaching the target language without translation. It aims to improve students' communication skills and focus on vocabulary and pronunciation over grammar. Teachers play a direct role in class activities, while students engage in interactive language learning. Key principles include inductive grammar teaching, student-student interaction, and cultural awareness. Evaluation is based on language use rather than knowledge demonstration, with a variety of feedback techniques employed. Techniques such as reading aloud, conversation practice, and dictation are used to enhance language skills. Activities for students include tasks from specific book pages.

• Language teaching
• Direct Method
• Communication skills
• Vocabulary
• Cultural awareness

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1. THE DIRECT METHOD Ms. Rasha Ali

2. INTRODUCTION Not new. Since the Grammar-Translation Method wasn t very effective in preparing Ss to use a foreign language this method became popular. DM has one basic rule: no translation is allowed.

3. STUDY CASE Refer back to your book pages 23 - 26

4. DM PRINCIPLES Teacher goal: Ss learn how to communicate in target language. Teacher role: direct the class activity Student role: lee passive than in GT. Teaching characteristics: Grammar is taught inductively. No translation. Practice vocaulary.

5. DM PRINCIPLES S-T interaction: goes both ways. S-S contact one another Language viewed: Ss study common everyday speech. Culture viewed: history of the ppl who speak the target language. Language emphasized: vocab over grammar + 4 skills. Pronunciation also.

6. DM PRINCIPLES Student native language role: NONE Evaluation accomplished: students are asked to use the language not to demonstrate their knowledge about the language. Teacher feedback: various techniques.

7. THE TECHNIQUES Reading aloud Question and answer exercise Getting student to self correct Conversation practice Fill-in-the blank exercise Dictation Map drawing Paragraph writing

8. ACTIVITIES Check your book pages 32,33 Thank you