The direct method

The direct method´s goal of instruction is to learn how to use a foreing language to communicate.
The direct method has just one basic rule: no translation is allowed, the meaning is to be conveyed directly in the target language through the use of demostration and visual aids.
The students can not use their native language in the classroom.
The teacher should demostrate not explain or translate.
Lessons should contain some conversational activity.
Grammar should be taught inductively.
The syllabus is based on situations or topics.
Some of the typical activities are:
1) Reading Aloud/(Reading sections of passages, plays or dialogs out loud)
(2) Question and Answer Exercise/(Asking questions in the target language and having students answer in full sentences)
(3) Student Self-Correctio/(Teacher facilitates opportunities for students to self correct using follow-up questions, tone, etc)
(4) Conversation Practice/(Teacher asks students and students ask students questions using the target language)
(5) Fill-in-the-blank Exercise(Items use target language only and inductive rather than explicit grammar rules).
(6) Dictation/(Teacher reads passage aloud various amount of times at various tempos, students writing down what they hear)
(7) Paragraph Writing /(Students write paragraphs in their own words using the target language and various models)
This principle was presented and applied in our class for a group of our classmates they aplyed the method and them presented the theory that supported this method use in ESL classrooms.