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The key features of the Grammar
Translation Method are:
1) Classes are taught in the mother tongue.
2) Much vocabulary is taught in the form of
lists of isolated words.
3) Long elaborate explanations of the
intricacies of grammar are given.
4) Grammar provides the rules for putting
words together.
5) Reading of difficult classical texts is
begun early.
6) Little attention is paid to the content of
texts.
7) Little or no attention is given to
pronunciation.