英语课程与教学论新编12章文档版.docVIP

The Grammar-Translation Method Background (1)The history of the Grammar-Translation Method is not fully and carefully documented. However, there is evidence that grammar analysis and translation began to be the basic procedures in foreign language teaching from the 16th century. (2)The second impetus for the procedures of grammar analysis and translation in teaching Latin came from the social needs of European countries. (3)Some people believed that the mind of human beings could be trained by logical analysis of the classic language, extensive memorization of complicated rules and paradi