A Comparative Study of the Direct and Grammar...

A Comparative Study of the Direct and Grammar cum Translation Method to Teach Spoken English Language at Standard V of the Primary Level

Author Name : Dr. S. A. Tidke, Renu Sharma

­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ABSTRACT

­­­­In our country, English has no longer been a foreign language but a second language. It is being used as a language for functional purpose. It is called a window to the world. In every walk of life, English is very important. Naturally, to make progress in any field, one needs to be well versed in English. For having mastery over the language all four skills of the language i.e. reading, writing, listening and speaking are very much important. But for a good communication, listening and spoken skills are of foremost importance. Therefore, it becomes mandatory for the school teachers to adopt a suitable method which may suit the students and make them well acquainted with the basics of the language and to achieve fluency over it. The present study focuses light on the suitable method to teach English by doing a comparative study ofthe Direct and Grammar Cum Translation Method to teach Spoken English Language at primary level.

Key words: functional purpose, communication, the Direct Method, Grammar Cum Translation Method.