What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Grammar-Translation Method in teaching English Language as second language?
What are the Advantages and Disadvantages of the Grammar-Translation Method in teaching English Language as second language? The Advantages of the Grammar-Translation Method: · The following are the advantages of the Translation Method for teaching of English as second language: 1. It is an easy method: · In this method the child proceeds from the known to unknown. He already knows his mother tongue and now he learns the English equivalents. 2. It helps in building vocabulary: · Translation method helps in the rapid expansion of vocabulary of the students as it avoids difficult definitions or lengthy explanations. The vocabulary is economically and effectively acquired. Students get the exact meanings of words. 3. It saves teacher’s labor: · The teacher finds it very easy to prepare his lesson. He has not to think of the ways and means to explain new words. It doesn’t require the teacher to make use of audio-visual