●OTHER NAMES :-
•Oldest Method
•Traditional Method
•Classical Method
•Prussian Method
•Ciceronion Method

●CHIEF EXPONENTS :-
• Karl Plotz
•John Meidinger
•H.G. Ollendorf
•Johann Seidinstucer

●PRINCIPLES OF GT METHOD :-
•Bilingual dictionary is used.
•Grammar is taught separately.
•Grammar is taught deductively.[rules ——–> examples]
•Word for word translation is made by the learner.
•Learner translates a sentence ―
Mother Tongue to Target Language and Target Language to Mother Tongue.
•A.P. Howatt, “The teaching unit and unit of practice in GT Method is SENTENCE.”
• Maxims –
Known ——-> unknown
Simple ——-> complex
Concrete ——–> abstract

● DEMERITS OF GT METHOD :-
•Reading and Writing skills are ignored.
•Articulatory aspects (pronunciation, stress, pitch) are ignored.
•No fluency, only accuracy is emphasized.
•Teacher centered.
•Grammar teaching system (Deductive) is not psychological.
•Unnatural Method (as it does not follow LSRW.)