a method of teaching a foreign language with minimal use of the pupil's native language and of formal grammar
direct method in American English
noun
a technique of foreign-language teaching in which only the target language is used, little instruction is given concerning formal rules of grammar, and language use is often elicited in situational contexts
Word origin
[1900–05]This word is first recorded in the period 1900–05. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cathode-ray tube, clone, desensitize, hydroplane, internship
Examples of 'direct method' in a sentence
direct method
Using the direct method, we find the equivalence group.
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