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direct method
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.
direct method
noun
- a method of teaching a foreign language with minimal use of the pupil's native language and of formal grammar
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Word History and Origins
Origin of direct method1
First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences
His answer was, that the direct method would be by forwarding a petition in the way proposed when at the lobby.
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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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