The Grammar-Translation Method

The Grammar-Translation Method

The grammar-translation method has been used by language teachers for many years, it was called the classical method since it was used in the teaching of the classical language, Latin and Greek (Chastain 1988). The study of the grammar of the target language, students would become more familiar with the grammar of their native language and that is familiarity would help them speak and write their native language better. For learn this method is by reading a literary language and students study of the target culture is limited to its literature and fine arts. In translate the important is can translate some language into the other. The language instructions to be able communicate. Reading comprehension is the primary skills to be developed are reading and writing. In Grammar-Translation Method speaking and listening just give a little and almost none to pronunciation. If there something wrong with the student, the teacher gives the right answers. In process of translate the student’s need it finds the equivalents of language for all target language words it is like the similarities of the words. In this method use the deductive application of an explicit grammar rule is a useful pedagogical technique.

The Principles

The Grammar-Translation Method is purpose of learning a foreign language is to be able to read literature written in target language. Students learn about the grammar rules and vocabulary of the target language. The teacher is the authority in the class room. Students can learn abut what the teacher knows. In translate from one language to another with the grammar deductively study. In this study use the grammar rules and example and also memorize and also memorize it to apply the rules. The students also memorize native-language equivalents for target language vocabulary words. The interaction of this method is most of from the teacher to the students. The literary language to spoken language and language that’s students study. The culture view is about literature and fine arts. The translating of meaning to the target language students uses mostly the student’s native language. To evaluate the work teacher give the written tests by translation from their native language to the target language and also about the target culture by apply grammar rules are also common. The teacher responds the students by supplies them with the correct answer.

The Techniques

We may choose to try some of the techniques of The Grammar-Translation Method from the review that follows. In translation of a literary passage students translate from the target language into their native language, its focus for several classes such as vocabulary and grammatical structures. Reading comprehension questions by relate the passage to their own experience. To exercise students should find the antonyms and synonyms for a particular set of words. Student’s works with the vocabulary of the passage are also possible. In Cognates students are also asked to memorize words that book like cognates but have meanings in target language that are different from those in the native language. Deductive application of rules is grammar rules are presented with examples and apply it to some different examples. Fill in the blanks is some exercise in sentences with words missing and fill in the blanks with new vocabulary items or items of a particular grammar type with different tenses. Students are given lists of `target language vocabulary words and their native language equivalents memorize them and also memorize grammatical rules and grammatical paradigms. For make up the sentences the students use the new words, by creating the compositions in a topic to write and prepare of the reading passage.