TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH The grammar translation method

Objectives of the teachersA fundamental purpose of learning a foreign language  to be able to read literature in the target language L2.. To master language forms or to learn about th

The Grammar-Translation Method

1 Objectives of the teachers

A fundamental purpose of learning a foreign language  to be able to read literature in the target language (L2)

To master language forms (or to learn about the grammar rules &

vocabulary of L2)

2 Teacher’s and learners’ role

TEACHER’S ROLE

The strict

authority in the

classroom

(very traditional role)

LEARNERS’ROLE

The passive receivers of the new information

3 Role of Ss’ native language (L1)

grammar & vocabulary.

given in L1.

4 How vocabulary is taught

The most common technique:

memorization of long lists of vocabulary

with their equivalents in Ss’ L1

Other techniques: using synonym &

antonym and cognates (having the same origin as another word or language)

5 How grammar is taught

Ss study grammar deductively; i.e they are given the grammar rules & are told

to memorize them, and then are asked to apply the rules to other examples.

Grammar rules are explicitly taught &

translation is the common way to clarify the meaning of grammar patterns in L2

6 Language skills/areas

7 Materials & Syllabus

language literature, teacher’s own

text or authentic literary text

of structures taught during the

course- starting from the easiest

ones)

8 Teaching techniques

Translation of a literary passage

Reading comprehension questions

Antonym/synonym/cognates

Deductive application of rules

Fill-in-the-blanks

Memorization

9 Error correction

Errors are not tolerated & strictly

corrected by the teacher.

If Ss do not know an answer, the

teacher supplies them with the correct answer.

Accuracy= grammatical correctness

10 Interactions

Work in group of 4 to discuss the answers to the following questions:

1 What are some advantages &

disadvantages of the Grammar Translation Method? Use specific examples to support your answers.

2 In spite of its drawbacks, some teachers in high schools in Viet Nam still use this

method Why?

3 Suppose you are teaching a group of adult