ific handicaps in learning English (American English or British English? Is there a significant difference between the two? You decide.)
Procedures: This is the traditional method used to teach Latin and Greek in Europe and America and widely adopted to teach modern languages. Here is a typical class at work: The class reads an excerpt from a literary work; they then translate a passage from the English text to their native (or school) language (Note that we use native language even when it is not the learner's native language but that in which the school teaches). The teacher asks the students whether they have any questions. Students respond in their native language. The teacher may discuss grammatical or vocabulary points--many of which will be rather esoteric from the students' points of view. Characteristics: This type of instruction is characterized as follows: It is essentially given in the native (school) language rather than in the target languag
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