Reflection of DIRECT METHOD

1.      DIRECT METHOD

This method has the instructional goals of learning a foreign language that is intended to communicate. Since the grammar translation method is not very effective in preparing students for mengguanakan language learned (the target lanugage) communicatively, the Direct Method became very popular. Direct Method has one basic rule that is not the permissibility of types of translation. Origin said the Direct Method of teaching languages ​​in fact as if by using this method submitted directly (direct) with a visual aid in the absence of the use of native language (native language) students.

Purposes of Direct Method

Teachers who want their students to use the Direct Method of learning how to communicate with mengguanakan learned language (target language). In order expectation is realized, students learn to think mengguankan emotion language learned (the target language) with not being allowed acyl language (native language) emerged during the lesson.

Teacher-student Role In Direct Method

Although the role of the teacher in this method is the 'director' class, students more active role than the tranlation Grammar Method. Teachers and students are more like partners in preose learning / teaching.

Characteristics In Direct Method of Learning Process

Teachers who use this method to force students to understand the meaning of the target language (target language) directly. To do so, when the teacher introduces a target language word or phrase, the teacher demonstrates the meaning through the use of realia, gamba, or pantomime; teachers should not be interpreted as a langusung to the original language (native language) students.

Teacher-student interaction in the Direct Method

Interaction between teachers and students walking from two directions, either from the teacher to the student or from student to teacher, but most of the interaction goes from teacher to student. Interaction between students is also a lot going on in this method.

Language Skill In Direct Method

Vocabulary is emphasized exceed grammar. Although this method may work on all the basic skills of English like reading, writing, speaking, listening and learning from the beginning, but verbal communication seen as a basic skill. Pronunciation also get a place in this method, from the beginning until the end of the lesson learning.

In the Direct Method Evaluation

Formal evaluation is not so much found in this method, but at the Direct Method, students are asked to use the target language is not to explain their knowledge of the target language. Students are required to use the language targets either orally or in writing. For example, in the evaluation of this method, students may be interviewed in person by a teacher or may be asked to write a paragraph directly about something they have learned.