CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -1 The Direct Method has one very basic rule: No translation is allowed. 2 Direct Method (Berlitz method) receives its name from the fact that meaning is to be connected directly with the target language, without going through the process of translating into the students’ native language.

Detailed explanation-2: -Its main principles are: learners should be taught in the target language; no translation should be allowed; grammar should be taught inductively; oral and listening skills are the main focus of instruction.

Detailed explanation-3: -The direct method is also known as the natural method. It was developed as a reaction to the grammar-translation method and is designed to take the learner into the domain of the target language in the most natural manner. The main objective is to impart a perfect command of a foreign language.

Detailed explanation-4: -The basic approach is to analyze and study the grammatical rules of the language, usually in an order roughly matching the traditional order of the grammar of Latin, and then to practise manipulating grammatical structures through the means of translation both into and from the mother tongue.

Detailed explanation-5: -Direct teaching/instruction is a step-by-step, lesson-by-lesson approach to teaching which is scripted and follows a pre-determined skill acquisition sequence.