CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Characteristics of Grammar Translation Method The major focus is on reading and writing with little or no systematic attention to listening and speaking. Vocabulary words are chosen from the reading text used. Teachers teach vocabulary words through memorization, bilingual word list, and dictionary.

Detailed explanation-2: -Teaching grammar as a subject in isolation from writing is not effective. Students learn nothing about the use of grammar by diagramming sentences. Learning to identify parts of speech does not improve the quality of a student’s writing.

Detailed explanation-3: -Grammar should be taught to students in context using specific sentence activities such as sentence combining and expansion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Grammar and vocabulary are connected Grammatical structures are taught first and then lists of key vocabulary are presented separately.