GTM

GRAMMAR
TRANSLATION METHOD
By: Roza Daban Hemin
 INTRODUCTION
• 16th Century Teach Latin & Greek

• 19th Century Teach Modern Languages; French, German,

English

• Main Focus Translation & Grammar

Word To Word Translation Rule Memorization

&
Vocabulary List - Memorization
 AIM
• Main Goal Reading Comprehension (Translation)

Verbal Communication
APPLICATION
•
Salut, je m'appelle Ann. Je vis
hello my name is Ann I live

dans une petite ville. j'ai quatre

in a small city I have four
chats mais je n'ai pas de chiens.
cats but I do not have from dogs
 LANGUAGE
LEARNING
APPLICATION
 PROS & CONS
+ -
1. labor- saving 1. less courage in verbal interactions
2. less time- consuming 2. some words cant be translated
3. confidence 3. lots of memorization
4. no need for native interaction
5. translation helps noticing similarities &
differences between languages
easier learning
THANK YOU!