GRAMMAR TRANSLATION METHOD

Group I ‘s presentation


Group Members

• Nguyễn Thị Như Thảo
• Phạm Thị Mai
• Võ Thị Phương
• Lê Thị Mai Hoa


Reasons why Vietnamese English teacher choose the GTM
as dominant method
1 .They like to be the authority in class , all the
activities in classroom are under teacher’s
control so they can conduct the lesson
smoothly without troubles form students


2

. Using the GTM means that the teachers can use mother tongue in teaching so they don’t need prepare well for
their lesson .
It also doesn’t require special skills as other methods


Classes with big size , without modern equipment even the lack of facility
Mixed levels of the students


To pass two important entrance exams

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High school entrance exam (for grade 9 )

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University entrance exam ( for grade 12 )

Teachers and students have to spend a lot of time on grammar, vocabulary , reading and writing so the GTM is best methods
for teachers


Teachers in Vietnam always have big pressure from the school administration , from society community , from student’s
parents
Teachers are considered low qualified and will be sack If too many students in class get low mark or fail the exams .
Therefore, the GTM is safe way to help students to get high marks on the test and please the school administrators and
student’s parents.


The advantages of the GrammarTranslation Method


Few demands on teachers

• Because almost all the teaching and occurs in their L1, rarely
communicate in their L2.

• Teachers who are not fluent in English can teach English

using this approach, as the emphasis is not on the spoken
word but on translations.

• Communication between student and teacher is reduced
with this method.


Less stressful for students

• Students will not have much difficulty in responding to questions in the mother tongue.
• The students easy to understand grammatical lessons.


Develops students’ reading and writing skills

• In the GTM, comparison between two languages helps ss to have a better understanding of the meaning of words and
complicated sentences.

• Focus on Grammar, Sentence Structure and Word Meanings

This is especially helpful in teaching students how to write and read in another language, allowing them to explore
interchangeable words and phrases (i.e., different words for different tenses) more effectively than a verbal teaching method.


Disadvantages of GTM

•The grammar translation method puts too much

emphasis on reading and writing and no attention on
speaking and listening.

• communicating in the target language is not

stressed. So, students fail to get proficiency in using the
target language to communicate


• Words are taught through bilingual word lists, dictionary study and memorization.
• Memorizing grammar rules and bilingual words lists doesn’t motivate students to actively communicate
in the target language and make students bored.

 Knowing a large number of grammatical rules and much vocabulary can not ensure that students can
use them appropriately in real situation.


• In this method, first thinking the idea in mother tongue and then translating them into the target language.and
encourage word for word translation .so, there is no creative.

• Classes are taught in the mother tongue with little activity using the target language


• There is little interaction from student to teacher and student to student. Therefore, the atmosphere in the classroom is
usually very quiet. Students are impassive.


• Teacher are very strict to students’ errors in reading and writting. Consequently, students will be stressed
and afraid of making errors.


1. STUDENT

2. TEACHER
3. GOVERMENT


1. STUDENT

• Active in learning
• Practice speaking and listening more and more
• Use of vocabulary in context
• Study hard


2. TEACHER

• Limit the use of the GTM
• Teach in English more than in Vietnamese
• Show vocabulary in context
• Create a lot of motivation to student


3. GOVERMENT

• Hold seminar to introduce new method to teachers and students
• Change the form of test to evaluate the student’s four skills
• Edit the new textbook full 4 skills