Differences G. M, D. M
by Asael Villatoro
1. Grammar Method
1.1. Native Language Is Spoken
1.2. Translation Is Allowed
1.3. Grammar Section Is Centered
1.4. Main Goal: Reading Literature
2. Direct Method
2.1. Native Language is not allowed
2.2. Translation is not allowed
2.3. Grammar is inductive
2.4. Skills to develop: "Speaking"
2.5. Main Goal: "Comunication"
3. Similarities
3.1. Both, Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method, are exploiting the skill of reading, it means that the reading is verbal process which has a relation with other language skills: listening, speaking, and writing. Reading is the process of reconstructing information from the autor to the reader. These methods also talk about grammar rules and vocabulary in the target language.