EFFECTIVENESS OF DIRECT METHOD AND TRANSLATION METHOD IN THE TEACHING OF PREPOSITION
Abstract
This paper aims to study the effectiveness of direct method and translation method in the teaching of preposition The objectives of this study are : (1) To prepare teaching programmes in both the way, direct method and indirect method, On the 'preposition' unit of English subject of 9th Standard. (2) To prepare teacher made test 'preposition' unit of 9th Standard. (3) To test an effectiveness of direct method in the comparison of translation method. This research was experimental research. 'Two paired only post test' pattern was followed in this study. The secondary schools of Junagadh City were taken as population. There
were fifty students as the sample moreover; the teaching programme was prepared on both of the methods. Teacher made test was as a tool in which 25 objective type questions, 25 marks and time limit was 30 minutes. Mean, Standard Deviation and t-value was used to analyze the data. The result of the study shows, direct method was more effective than Translation method in the teaching of Preposition.
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