Advantages and disadvantages of english teaching through Grammar -Translation

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The Grammar-Translation Method

“A method of foreign or second language teaching which makes use of translation and grammar study as the main teaching and learning activities."

Background

Traditional method of second language teaching in schools

Most common language teaching method

Stressed the literacy developmentTeacher centered

IntroductionOriginal purposes

Helping students read and appreciate foreign language literature

Students can become more familiar with the grammar of their native language also write and speak their native language better

Helpful for mental exercise

Key FeaturesClasses are taught in the mother tongue, with

little active use of the target language.  Much vocabulary is taught in the form of lists

of isolated words. Long elaborate explanations of the intricacies

of grammar are given.  Grammar provides the rules for putting words

together, and instruction often focuses on the form and inflection of words.  

Reading of difficult classical texts is begun early. Little attention is paid to the content of texts,

which are treated as exercises in grammatical analysis.  

Often the only drills are exercises in translating disconnected sentences from the target language into the mother tongue.  

Little or no attention is given to pronunciation .

AdvantagesFocusing the translation of Vocabularies-

beginnersGood for mental exercises. Easiest for teachers to useDoes not require teachers to speak good English or

make good lesson preparations.Only uses the textbookLeast stressful for students-teaching occurs in the

first languageStudents learn the new language without contact

with native speakers.

DisadvantagesStudents lack comprehension-only

translating word-for-wordDoes not allow students to create

meaning in EnglishStudents do not learn to read.Extensive memorizationVery little student/teacher and

student/student interaction

ConclusionTeaching involves any instructional technique

that draws learners' attention to some specific grammatical form in such a way that it helps them either to understand it metalinguistically and/or process it in comprehension and/or production so that they can internalize it.