Direct Method

The direct method of learning English is fairly simple. In consists, primarily, of just five parts.

• Show – The student is shown something so that they understand the word. For example, they might be shown realia or other visual aids such as flash cards for nouns. The teacher might use gestures to explain verbs, and so on.
• Say – The teacher verbally presents the word or sentence, taking care to pronounce the word correctly.
• Try – The student then tries to repeat what the teacher is saying.
• Mould – The teacher corrects the students and ensures that they are pronouncing words correctly.
• Repeat – Finally, the students repeat the word a number of times. Here the teacher uses a number of methods for repetition, including group repetition, single student repetition and other activities designed to get the students to repeat the word.