A Contrastive Study of Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method in Teaching of English Language at the Seconary Level in the District of Vehari-Pakistan

The objective of this study was to conduct a contrastive study of Grammar Translation Method (GTM) and Direct Method (DM) at secondary level to assess how far each method is effective in teaching a foreign language. Data was collected through a questionnaire The research findings indicated that the ratio of usage of GTM method was fairly higher ranging from 90% to 100% and the usage of DM method is fairly lower ranging from 0.0% to 10% only which shows that old and traditional methods were being used in the classroom at secondary level even today. Teachers did not take interest in using the DM. In the context of Pakistani classroom, an eclectic approach should be adopted by using both the methods appropriately keeping in view the learners need.