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1.What language skills are emphasized by the Grammar-translation Method?
Reading and writing are emphasized because literary language is regarded as superior to spoken language and is therefore the language students should study. This emphasis on reading and writing skills also results from the purpose of learning Latin: to read and translate the classical literature of Latin.
2.What specific aspects does communicative competence include?
Communicative competence includes:
a) knowledge of the grammar and vocabulary of the language,
b) knowledge of rules of speaking (eg. knowing how to begin and end conversations, knowing what topics may be talked about in different types of speech events, knowing which address forms should be used with different persons one speak to and in different situations),
c) knowing how to use and respond to different types of speech acts, such as requests, apologies, thanks, and invitations,
d) knowing how to use language appropriately.
3.Why is first language forbidden in a Direct Method classroom?
The direct methodologists view foreign language learning as similar to first language acquisition. The learner should try to establish a direct association between language form s and meanings in the target language. Mother tongue is considered as an interfering factor, rather than a reference. In order to develop the students’ ability to communicate in the target language, students should be encouraged to think in the target language. The best method is not to make the learn the rules, but to provide direct practice in speaking and listening through imitation and repetition. The best method to teaching meaning is to make the students listen, look, and say, i.e. using sensory experience.