CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The grammar–translation method originated from the practice of teaching Latin. In the early 16th century, Latin was the most widely studied foreign language because of its prominence in government, academia and business. However, the use of Latin then dwindled and was gradually replaced by English, French and Italian.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Grammar-Translation Method was prevalent in foreign language classrooms from the mid 19th century to the mid 20th century. It was first introduced in Latin and ancient Greek classrooms in the early 19thcentury, replacing more communicatively-oriented methods as Latin ceased to be a spoken language.

Detailed explanation-3: -The grammar translation method is a method of teaching foreign languages derived from the classical method of teaching Greek and Latin. In grammar-translation classes, students learn grammatical rules and then apply those rules by translating sentences between the target language and the native language.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Grammar–Translation Method was the traditional way Latin and Greek were taught in Europe. In the nineteenth century it began to be used to teach “modern” languages such as French, German, and English, and it is still used in some countries today.

Detailed explanation-5: -This method was mainly advocated by the German scholars Johann Seidenstücker, Karl Plötz, H. S. Ollendorf and Johann Meidinger and became known in the USA as Prussian Method first (Richards & Rodgers 2007: 5).