Foreign experience in teaching efl: grammar translation method

PRINCIPLES

1) Deductive teaching of grammar: The detailed analysis of a grammar rule is provided and the rule is illustrated. The rules are memorized, together with verb conjugations and other grammatical paradigms. This knowledge is applied through the task of translating sentences in and out of the target language. Students are made conscious of the grammatical rules of the target language. The same goes for teaching morphology and word-building.

2) Meticulous standards of accuracy and focus on form: Errors are intolerable, and are immediately corrected by the teacher. The correct answer must be full and accurate. If the student doesn't know it, the teacher supplies him/her with the correct answer.