DIRECT METHOD / NATURAL METHOD :

DIRECT METHOD / NATURAL METHOD :

Direct method was introduced in France, the method was first ignored in the country.

The method found support in Germany, Scandinavia, and finally people in France accepted the method at the turn of the century.

Later, the method was also developed in England and the United States.

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different countries, the language

This method was at first disorganized and different people tried to understand the ideas introduced by Gouin in different way.

Principles of direct method

Direct method language is seen as what native speakers speak so that language learners not only learn the target language but also the culture of the native speakers.

Grammatical rules and its vocabulary are presented in text: oral or written texts.

As long as the target language spoken by the language learners is understood by others, the language spoken is accepted.

Grammar is learned after the learners are able to use the language; this leads to grammar teaching in an inductive way.

Listening and imitating sounds are drilled so that language learners become automatic in producing the sounds.

Many new items are presented in the same lesson in order to make the language natural.

TECHNIQUES:

translate

explain

make a speech

imitate mistakes

jump around

be impatient

go too fast

speak with single words

speak the book

speak too slowly

speak too quickly

speak too loudly

speak too much