... ideas they are based on are very different. While the literary language is superior to spoken language for the Grammar-Translation Method teachers who use the Direct Method teach students how to communicate in the target language, so they teach common, everyday phrases and words. The latter became more popular because the Grammar-Translation Method was not effective enough in preparing students to use the target language communicatively and as I mentioned there has ... . I believe it is advisable to find a balance in the different ways of explanations. We can demonstrate with pictures or...

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