What are advantages of the Direct Method?
【正确答案】：(1) The use of the target language as a means of instruction and communication in the classroom contributes greatly to forming the habit of thinking in the target language, which is necessary in efficient real communication.(2) The emphasis on practice with new language items and on language skills is important in achieving automaticity of using the target language.(3) The emphasis on spoken language conforms to the objectives of modern language teaching. Special attention paid to pronunciation and intonation is desirable in teaching spoken language.(4) Regarding listening and speaking as the basis of reading and writing is strategic in fostering the four skills.(5) Using full sentences as teaching units makes foreign language leaning more natural and efficient for students to understand a new text and acquire a language.
【题目解析】：直接法的教学目的是培养学生使用目的语进行口头交流的能力。为服务这一目的，直接法呈现出鲜明的特色：目的语为课堂唯一用语；教学内容根据情境或话题而展开；语法教学以归纳式方式而展开等。相比早前的语法翻译法，直接法在各方面的改革和突破在一定时期内也获得了学术界的肯定。其优势主要体现在以下五个方面：课堂内目的语进行教与学，可促进学生养成用目的语进行思考的习惯；强调语言技巧而非语言知识的练习有助于二语学习自动性；教学过程中强调口语的学习，尤其注重对发音和音调的训练；在语言四类技巧中，听说优先读写随后，符合语言学习规律；以完整句子为教学单位，有助于学生习得语言。
