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noun

a technique of foreign-language teaching in which only the target language is used, little instruction is given concerning formal rules of grammar, and language use is often elicited in situational contexts.

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Origin of direct method

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby direct method

direct mail, direct-mailer, direct-mail shot, direct marketing, direct memory access, direct method, direct object, Directoire, director, directorate, director general

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How to use direct method in a sentence

Elections are the primary mechanism of vertical accountability in a democracy, a direct method for the people to reward or punish elected officials based on their performance.
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In 2009, Lee Daniels announced that he would direct Selma and that Liam Neeson would play President Lyndon Johnson.
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If someone wants to ensure a direct and secure connection, no entity, whether a hotel or otherwise, should be able to block it.
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The twang we hear as emblematic of white country music is actually the direct descendant of black folk music banjo.
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Idiocies multiply in direct proportion to the accumulating legal rigidities.
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Today they are more direct, especially in many conflict regions of the world.
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To reproduce the impulse born of the thought—this is the aim of a psychological method.
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Each religion claims that its own Bible is the direct revelation of God, and is the only true Bible teaching the only true faith.
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Roman Pane who accompanied Columbus on his second voyage alludes to another method of using the herb.
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Their method of curing the leaves was to air-dry them and then packing them until wanted for use.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
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British Dictionary definitions for direct method

direct method

noun

a method of teaching a foreign language with minimal use of the pupil's native language and of formal grammar

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