Facts and Features
What is the primary medium of instruction?
A) Native Language.
B) Target Language.
C) Gestures.
D) All of the above.
A) Native Language.
What is the most appropriate technique to introducing GTM?
A) Gestures and mime.
B) Providing bilingual word lists with native language equivalents.
C) Playing vocabulary games.
D) Using authentic materials.
B) Providing bilingual word lists with native language equivalents.
What is a demerit of the Method?
A) Extensive teacher prep.
B) Low/no oral student proficiency.
C) Too much focus on communication.
D) Lack of grammar instruction.
B) Low/no oral student proficiency.
The Method has its origins in teaching which languages?
A) French and Spanish.
B) Latin and Greek.
C) English and German.
D) Italian and Portuguese.
B) Latin and Greek.
Which textbooks are associated with the historical development?
A) Berlitz and Sauver.
B) Plotz and Ollendorff.
C) Richards and Rodgers.
D) Larsen-Freeman.
B) Plotz and Ollendorff.
What sequence would be followed for teaching past tense verbs?
A) Practice speaking → Present rule → Written exercises.
B) Present rule with examples → Memorize paradigms → Apply to translation exercises.
C) Listen to dialogues → Repeat patterns → Create conversations.
D) Read authentic texts → Discuss meaning → Write compositions.
D) Read authentic texts → Discuss meaning → Write compositions.
Which theory of language is used?
A) Synthetic.
B) Analytical.
C) No scientific baking/basis.
D) Cognitive.
C) No scientific baking/basis.
What historical influence contributed to GTM being called the Prussian Method?
A) Development in France.
B) German scholarship influence.
C) Used in Russian schools.
D) British colonial education.
B) German scholarship influence.
What is the primary purpose?
A) Develop oral communication skills.
B) Master grammar rules & translate.
C) Learn through direct association.
D) Focus on pronunciation.
B) Master grammar rules & translate.
How does the teacher respond to errors?
A) Ignore the error & continue.
B) Ask other students to help correct it.
C) Immediately provide the right answer.
D) Encourage self-correction through questioning.
C) Immediately provide the right answer.
What are the primary mateirals used?
A) Realia.
B) Audio tapes.
C) Quizzes.
D) Textbooks.
D) Textbooks.
When did GTM decline in popularity?
A) After WWI.
B) After WWII pressures.
C) In the 19th Century.
D) In the 21st Century.
B) After WWII pressures.
In which centuries did it develop?
A) 14th-15th.
B) 16th-19th.
C) 18th -20th.
D) 19th-21st.
B) 16th-19th.
Which activity would be most suitable for assessment?
A) Oral interviews.
B) Role-play activities.
C) Translation exercises.
D) Group discussions.
C) Translation exercises.
What disadvantage relates to the practical use of language learned?
A) Tedious memorisation burden.
B) Limiited real-world application.
C) Aritifical sentence construction.
D) All of the above.
B) Limiited real-world application.
During which period was GTM dominant in Europe?
A) 1740s-1850s.
B) 1840s-1940s.
C) 1940s-2000s.
D) 1800s-1850s.
B) 1840s-1940s.
What approach to grammar is used?
A) Inductive.
B) Communicative.
C) Deductive.
D) Natural.
C) Deductive.
During reading comprehensions what type of questions should predominate?
A) Questions requiring personal opinions.
B) Questions about grammar rules & translation accuracy.
C) Questions about pronunciation.
D) Questions about cultural context.
B) Questions about grammar rules & translation accuracy.
Where does it occur in a contemporary context?
A) Private language academies.
B) Low-resource classrooms.
C) Modern Language classrooms.
D) Not used anywhere.
B) Low-resource classrooms.
What led to the decline of Latin as a lingua franca?
A) Rise of English as a global language.
B) Decline of Classical Latin & rise of European vernaculars.
C) Invention of the Printing Press.
D) Industrial Revolution.
B) Decline of Classical Latin & rise of European vernaculars.