The Grammar Translation approach includes translation as well as grammar are both crucial. Grammar-cum Germany is where the translation process first emerged, and was in vogue from 1840 and 1940. This approach is
often known as the classical technique because to its oldest technique of English instruction.

It puts an emphasis on translating a linguistic pattern and explaining grammar. Whatever the reason for teaching a certain linguistic pattern to the students. With this approach, the rule is frequently learned and then used to describe an analogous circumstance. The mother tongue is used as the primary medium of instruction. Students must therefore learn the grammar rules by heart and translate passages from their native tongues into English and vice versa.

Characteristics

• The purpose of learning a foreign language is to read its literature or to get the mental discipline and intellectual growth that come with learning a foreign language. Language learning. Using the Grammar Translation Method when learning a language, the language is first approached through clear explanation of its grammar principles, then the use of this understanding of the process of converting sentences and texts into and outside of the intended tongue. therefore, it sees words considering learning to be little more than memorization of rules and information to comprehend and control the morphology as well as the other language’s structure. The native tongue is kept up as the reference system during the purchase of the two languages.
• The main emphasis is on reading and writing; speaking and listening receive little to no systematic attention.

• The only factor considered when choosing a vocabulary set is the reading materials that will be utilised, and words are taught through bilingual word lists, dictionaries, and memorization. Typical Grammar Translation texts explain and illustrate grammar rules, provide a list of vocabulary words and their translation equivalents, and provide translation exercises.

• The fundamental building block of instruction and language use is the sentence. The focus on the sentence is what makes the method unique. A large portion of the lesson is devoted to translating sentences into and out of the target language. The study of foreign language texts was aided in earlier methods of foreign language study by the use of grammar.
• But this was deemed to be too challenging for secondary school children, therefore an effort was made to simplify language acquisition by putting the focus on the phrase.

• Precision is emphasized. Students are expected to meet high standards in translation due to the importance placed on rigorous standards of accuracy, which were a requirement for passing the growing number of official written tests that emerged over the century in addition to having intrinsic moral significance.
• Deductive instruction is used to teach grammar, which means that grammar rules are first presented and studied before being put into effect through translation tasks. The majority of Grammar Translation texts attempted to teach grammar in an orderly and systematic manner by adhering to a syllabus for the placement of grammar points across a text.