GRAMMAR-TRANSLATION
METHOD
CALLED "CLASSICAL METHOD"
EXPERIENCE
read few lines
translate in spanish
teacher shows vocabulary
the teacher asks some
questions in spanish
GOALS OF THE TEACHER
learning foreign language
reading literature
Subtopic
students
learn about grammar
rules and vocabulary
provides
good mental exercises
ROLE OF THE TEACHER
authority of the classroom
PURPOSE
help students
read
appreciate foreign language literature
GROW INTELECTUALLY
know the language
learn new vocabulary
become familiar
with the language
CHARACTERISTICS OF
TEACHING/LEARNING
students are
taught to translate
they study
grammar deductively
they are given
grammar rules
learn grammatical paradigms
such as verb
conjugations