1.A focus on learning the rules of grammar and their application in translation passage from one language into the other.
2. Vocabulary in the target language is learner through direct translation from the native language , it is taught in the form of isolated word lists.e.g. with vocabulary tests such as
The house = la case
The mouse = el raton
3. Vary little teaching is done in the target language. Instead, readings in the target language are translation directly and then discussed in the native speaker. Little or no attention is give to pronunciation.
4. Grammar is taught with extensive explanations in the native speaker, and only later applied in the production of sentences through translation from one language to the other.