alleryThe direct method assumes a learner should meet a new language as:
AA student studies grammar
BA scholar translates texts
CA child meets its mother tongue
DA tourist memorises phrases
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. A child meets its mother tongue
1. The direct method aims to avoid the learners' native language entirely.
2. It assumes the learner should experience the new language in the same way as a child experienced the mother tongue.
3. So learners should meet the language directly through sound, object and action.
4. Studying grammar, translating texts and memorising phrases are not how a child meets language.
**Why not the others:** Studying grammar and translating texts resemble grammar-translation. Memorising phrases is not natural exposure.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Direct method (education)", section "Definition" (revision 1368030046)_
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