DIRECT METHODBy

Maltini yumelta taptaMethod of teaching

IAIN Zawiyah Cot Kala Langsa

Background of direct method In the mid and late 19 century, europe

experience a wave of increasing opportunities of communicating , due to industrialization and international trade and travel

A need was felt to develop oral proficiency in foreign language. its principal they proposed what they called natural method that suggest radical change from grammar-translation it method that later on came to be known as the direct method

Definition of direct method Direct Method is named "direct" because

meaning should be connected directly with the target language without translation into to the native language

Concept

/meaning

Target language

principles of direct method

Classroom instruction is conducted in the target language ( no translate , demonstrate )

Only everyday vocabularyvocabulary is taught through pictures and

objects.Grammar is taught inductivelyStudents are encouraged to think in the

target language

Speaking is taught first before reading or writing

Translation is completely banished from any classroom activity. Classroom activities are carried out only in the target language

techniques of direct method1.Reading aloud2. Question and answer exercise3. Getting students to self-correct4. Conversation practice 5. Fill-in-the-blanks6. Dictation 7. Map drawing8. Paragraph writing.

The Role of Teacherteachers introduce a new target language

word or phrase to the students and there is no mother tounge.

Demonstrate.FacilitatorMonitorThe teacher is the sourceLearning by self-correction

The Role of studentThe teacher and the students are more like partners in the teaching/learning process.

The students should be active learner.

observer and practitioner the target language

The AdvantagesIn this method they are quick at

understanding spoken English They can converse English so easy because in teaches the second/foreign language in the same way as one learns one’s mother tongue.

There are no gap/different with active and passive vocabularies

This sound principles of education.

The disadvantagesTo be that second language should be learned without pay attention first language.

Difficult in language learning process.

Compare learning of second language

The goals of direct method Although parts of this method are

still used today. It was largely been overtaken by the audio-lingual method. Where the focus wasnt vocabulary, so lesson now to conversation real everyday .

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