Comparison of GTM and Direct Method of teaching English at Elementary level in Pakistan

In past GTM (Grammar Translation Method) has dominated the other translation methods and it was considered the remarkable method of English language teaching methods. Reading and writing both are very important in language teaching and has also brought change in education system but a little effective to the learners and teachers. On the other hand, direct method deals with listening and speaking, reading and writing. Both methods concerned with the syntactical structures, grammatical rules and vocabulary. The objective of this paper is to compare the effectiveness of GTM and Direct method in teaching of English language at elementary level in Pakistan. For this purpose, we have developed a questionnaire and selected twenty elementary schools as a sample of our study and get filled these questionnaires from 200 teachers randomly. We analyzed data and found that direct method is the most effective for teaching English language. It has brought revolution in listening, speaking and writing. It appears most useful and effective in teaching English language. We also found that GTM is incomplete to provide all instruments of English language teaching. Thus, our study suggest that Direct method must be followed in teaching English language at elementary level.