Question

What danger arises if a teacher misuses the Bilingual Method?

• A. It may turn into the Translation Method.
• B. It might lead to a lack of fluency in the target language.
• C. Students may become overly reliant on their native language for understanding.
• D. It could result in the complete abandonment of the target language in the classroom.

Answer 1

Answer:

A. It may turn into the Translation Method.

• Without proper training, teachers may overuse translation.

• This kills the communicative spirit of the method.

• The method loses its balance between L1 support and L2 practice.