foreign language teaching method
2. derived from the classical
3. sometimes called traditional
4. method of teaching Greek and Latin.
5. The method requires students to translate whole texts word for word
6. and memorize numerous grammatical rules and exceptions
7. enormous vocabulary lists.
8. The goal of this method is to be able to read and translate literary masterpieces and classics.
9. Classes were conducted in the native language.
10. A chapter in a distinctive textbook of this method would begin with a massive bilingual vocabulary list.