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Grammar-Translation Method (Names (Johann Valentin Meidinger (1756-1822),…
Grammar-Translation Method
Goal
to learn a language grammar and metalanguage features
Accuracy is emphasized
Grammar is taught deductively
Native language - medium of instruction
Period
XVIII - XX cent.
Major focus
Reading and Writing
Vocabulary
based on reading texts, words are taught through bilingual word lists, dictionary study, and memorization
Sentence
the basic unit of teaching and language practice
Exercises
Sentence translation
Text translation
Essays with given words
Fiction translation
Retelling with words given
Names
Johann Valentin Meidinger (
1756-1822
)
Karl Franz Christian Wagner (
1760-1847
)
James Hamilton (
1769-1829
)
Johann Heinrich Philipp Seidenstucker (
1765-1817
)
Carl Ploetz (
1819-1881
)