V This is a method used to teach language.

V Ithas was known at the Prussian Method or

the Classical Method.

V Itwas popular during the 1840s to the 1940s

century for helping students read and
appreciate foreign language literature.
VItwas hoped that this method would
help students to speak and write their
native language better.

VItpromoted the mental exercise of

learning the target language.
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language is superior to spoken
V Àiterary
language.

V Translationis a significant marker of

successful language learners.

V Theability to communicate in the target

language is not a goal of foreign instruction.
V The primary skills to be developed are
reading and writing.

V The teacher is the authority in the classroom.

V Itis possible to find native language

equivalents for all target language words.
VItis important for students to learn
about the form of the target language.

VDeductive application of an explicit

grammar is a useful pedagogical
technique.
VÀearning is facilitated through
attention to similarities between the
target language and the native
language.
V Àanguage learning provides good
mental exercise.

V Students
should be conscious of the
grammatical rules of the target language

V Grammatical paradigms should be

committed to learning.
pplication in the Jamaican
classroom
Grammar Translation Method
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