CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

TEACHING METHODS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
One of the goals of the Grammar Translation Method is ____
A
to practice speaking skills
B
to memorize dialogs
C
to help students translate from one language into another
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The method has two main goals: to enable students to read and translate literature written in the source language, and to further students’ general intellectual development.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Grammar-Translation Method focuses on the teaching of the foreign language grammar through the presentation of rules together with some exceptions and lists of vocabulary translated into the mother tongue. Translation is considered to be the most important classroom activity.

Detailed explanation-3: -Characteristics of Grammar Translation Method 1) Classes are taught in the mother tongue, with little active use of the target language. 2) Much vocabulary is taught in the form of lists of isolated words. 3) Long, elaborate explanations of the intricacies of grammar are given.

Detailed explanation-4: -Hence, we conclude that individual words and phrases are emphasized most in the grammar-translation method.

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