alleryWhen was grammar–translation the school standard?
AThe 17th to 19th centuries
BThe 1st to 5th centuries
CThe 1950s to the 1970s
DThe 20th to 21st centuries
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. The 17th to 19th centuries
1. The method dominated school language teaching from the 17th to the 19th centuries.
2. Reform attempts by Ascham, Montaigne, Comenius and Locke did not win popularity then.
3. Later reformers questioned it.
_Source: Wikipedia, Grammar–translation method, Influence_
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