From Wikigogy

It was mostly comprised of translating sentences back and forth between the mother language and the prospective foreign language. Grammar translation required learners to master the grammar and to memorize extensive vocabulary lists, and had little to do with the principles of speaking or listening.

See also

• Wikipedia's article Grammar translation
• TEFLpedia's article Grammar Translation Method

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