What is the Grammar-Translation Method of Teaching ESL/EFL?: Learn about this old-school approach!

Blog post for more information on language teaching methods including the grammar translation method: https://eslspeaking.org/approaches-methods-language-teaching/ Teaching a foreign language can be a challenging but rewarding job that opens up entirely new paths of communication to students. It’s beneficial for teachers to have knowledge of the many different language learning techniques including ESL teaching methods so they can be flexible in their instruction methods, adapting them when needed. Sometimes that means using something like the grammar/translation method. Keep on watching for the Grammar-Translation Method! It's an old-school language teaching approach that all language teachers should be aware of. Want to find more Low-prep/No-prep ESL activities? Check out my book: https://amzn.to/3uAchAM https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/ https://www.tiktok.com/@englishwithjackie?lang=en #esl #teachingEnglish #teachingenglishwithjackie Timestamp 0:00 Intro 0:11 What is the grammar-translation method? 0:35 Where to find the grammar-translation method 0:56 Origins of the G.T. method 1:03 What's the goal? 1:19 Focus on vocabulary and grammar 1:49 Today = Communicative approach 2:05 Conclusion Transcript: Hi, this is Jackie from esleaking.org. Today I'm going to talk about, What is the grammar-translation method of teaching ESL/EFL/teaching English , whatever you call it. The grammar-translation method is very old school and it's kind of fallen out of favour. You'll actually find very few teaching English programs or schools that follow this method. I've personally really never seen that in my years of teaching English. You might run across it in kind of a translation program or if someone is studying, for example, biblical Hebrew or biblical Greek. The teachers might teach in this way but that's kind of the only place you actually might see it. But, it's good to know where we've come from to the newer methods but this is kind of where it all got started. So it actually derived from Latin and Greek teaching methods from hundreds of years ago. The goal was to read and translate foreign texts. People would get started with reading actually quite complicated texts and they kind of dig deep into like the grammar of each sentence and then the different vocabulary words, conjugations and that kind of thing. The focus was on studying vocabulary lists and then also going into very detailed explanations about the grammar points. The focus was not on communication and pronunciation and it was quite common that these people who use that method could study a foreign language for years and maybe never be able to actually communicate with someone even in a simple way, despite being able to read and understand very very complicated materials in that language. These days, the focus is way more on communication so being able to convey your message and talk to somebody, go to a store and order something, tell a taxi driver where you want to go, those kinds of things which is often why you won't really see the grammar-translation method. All right, so for some tips and tricks and games and activities for teaching in kind of the newer way be sure to check out 39 No-Prep/Low-Prep ESL Grammar Activities. Tags: esl, teaching esl, english, learning english, english teacher, learning language, ESL kids, TEFL classroom, classroom tips, TEFL, efl, tefl, teaching English, teaching teenagers english, teaching kids english, ESL teaching jobs, TESOL, no prep lessons, low prep lessons, easy lesson plan, simple lesson plan, esl writing, esl reading, reading language, reading english, CLT, TPR, Audio-Lingual, Direct teaching method, grammar translation, grammar translation method