The Development Course and Reflection of Japanese Direct Teaching Method: From Late 19th Century to Mid 20th Century

摘要

The article conducts a detailed study of the origin, development and booming of Japanese Direct Teaching Method between the late 19th century and the middle 20th century from the perspective of Genealogical Study. By listing and analyzing the main thoughts of the Japanese educators in the three stages, the article presents the major features of the Japanese Direct Teaching Method from the three aspects of politics, psychology and teaching. At the end of the article, four inspirations to foreign language teaching are offered: emphasis on multicultural understanding; learner-centered; stress on language communicative competence; the localization of foreign language teaching theories.