COMPARISON BETWEEN GRAMMAR & TRANSLATION METHOD & COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TEACHING

Grammar Translation Method (GTM) and Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) are the most common methods used for teaching a foreign language or second language. Both the methods have been revolutionary& far reaching throughout the history. The history of language teaching methods has seen many fluctuations at one point one particular method or approach has dominated with the passage of time it faded away Celce-Murcia, M. (Ed.) (1991) .At present Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) method claims to be one of the best available second language teaching methods since it make use of real life situations Council of Europe. (2001b).My present assignment not only discusses strengths, weaknesses & the characteristics of these two language teaching methods but also their historical background.