direct method

noun

1. 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.

direct method

noun

1. a method of teaching a foreign language with minimal use of the pupil's native language and of formal grammar

Word History and Origins

Origin of direct method¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

Elections are the primary mechanism of vertical accountability in a democracy, a direct method for the people to reward or punish elected officials based on their performance.

From Vox

His answer was, that the direct method would be by forwarding a petition in the way proposed when at the lobby.

From Project Gutenberg

I observed a peculiar effect of the direct method of the Czar in building a straight road to Moscow.

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Negligence or not, the inverted method has the same final result as the direct method: the paralysis of all the segments.

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It is probable that some direct method of determining the equinox itself was introduced much about the same time.

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It has been shown experimentally that a direct method of teaching spelling is more efficient than an indirect method.

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