direct method

American  

noun

1. 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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direct method British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of direct method

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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direct method

The direct method is simple and avoids several tricky rules that apply to indirect rollovers.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026

In the direct method, producers soak the moist beans directly in the solvent or in a water solution containing the solvent.

From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2024

The direct method of imaging exoplanets involves using a coronagraph or starshade to block a host star's light, allowing for scientists to capture a faint image of the new world in orbit.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 29, 2024

But when the boxes proved cumbersome, the team employed a more direct method: flipping over heavy chunks of seafloor with the ROV’s robotic arm to collect what lay beneath.

From Scientific American ● Aug. 9, 2023

The charge that his irrelevancy was a weakness is based on another false but popular premise, that the direct method is always the best.

From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Braybrooke, Patrick