alleryIn grammar-translation, grammar rules are learned:
ABy discovering patterns
BThrough action games
CDeductively, by rote
DBy overhearing talk
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Deductively, by rote
1. Grammar-translation classes are usually run in the students' native language.
2. Rules are learned deductively, which means the rule comes first.
3. Students learn the rules by rote and then practise them in drills and translation.
4. So grammar is deductive and rote-based, not discovered.
**Why not the others:** Discovering patterns is the inductive route. Action games and overheard talk give no rule-first study.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Grammar–translation method", section "Method" (revision 1379279852)_
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