As with the Grammar-Translation Method , the Direct Method is not new. Its principles have been applied by language teachers for many years. Most recently , it was revived as a method when the goal of instruction became learning how to use a foreign language to communicate. Since the grammar-translation method was not very effective in preparing students to use the target language communicatively , the direct method became popular.
The direct method has one very basic rule : No translation is allowed. In fact , the direct method receives its name from the fact that meaning is to be conveyed directly in target language through the use of demonstration and visual aids , with no recourse to the students ‘ native language (Diller 1978 ).
The teacher is calling the class to order as we find seats toward the back of the room. He has placed a big map of the united states in the front of the classroom. He asks the students to open their books to a certain page number. The lesson is entitled ‘Looking at a Map.’ As the students are called on one by one , they read a sentence from the reading passage at the beginning of lesson. The teacher points to the part of the map the sentence describes after each has read his sentence.
In this case the teacher is passive and students are active , if the students want to know and still don’t understand about the subject , students can ask the teacher and she or he will answer and explain about your question. This method is correct to silent student , to be more active.
About reviewing the principles , consist about “ what are the goals of teachers who use the direct method ? , what is the role of the teacher ? , what are some characteristics of the teaching /learning process ? , what is the nature of student-teacher interaction ? what is the nature of student-student interaction ? etc.
About reviewing the techniques tells about “reading aloud , question and answer exercise , getting students to self-correct , conversation practice , etc.
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