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Differences Between Direct Method and Grammar Translation Method

The Direct Method and Grammar Translation Method are two of the oldest foreign language teaching methods, with Grammar Translation Method originating in the 18th century for teaching Latin and Greek but failing to teach communication skills, leading to the development of the Direct Method which aimed to overcome Grammar Translation Method's weaknesses.

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Differences Between Direct Method and Grammar Translation Method

The Direct Method and Grammar Translation Method are two of the oldest foreign language teaching methods, with Grammar Translation Method originating in the 18th century for teaching Latin and Greek but failing to teach communication skills, leading to the development of the Direct Method which aimed to overcome Grammar Translation Method's weaknesses.

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Differences Between Direct Method And Grammar Translation Method

Direct Method and Grammar Translation Method are the two oldest methods for teaching foreign languages. Grammar Translation Method first appeared in the 18th century and was originally used for teaching old languages like Greek, Latin then failed in teaching communication skills. After that, Direct Method was built with the attempts to overcome the weakness of the Grammar Translation Method. As a result of that, there are many differences in the principles of these two methods which will be summarized into three following main ones.

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