Grammar Translation Method and Discovery Learning to Learn Tenses: Which is Better for Indonesian Students?

Abstract

Learning tenses is challenging for Indonesian students in learning English. Therefore, an appropriate teaching strategyis needed to help students easily understand in learning about tenses. This research described the method for teaching tenses namely Grammar Translation Method (GTM) and Discovery Learning. Previously a lot of teachers used Grammar Translation Method and nowadays, the regulation from government asked schools to use DiscoveryLearning as method in teaching and learning process. The purposes of this research are to explain and elaborate clearly about the principles of these two methods. The principles includecharacteristics in teaching-learning process, the goals of the teaching, the roles of the teacher in the process of learning, and the last is nature of interaction between teacher and students in the class.

The Implementation of Discovery Learning in Teaching Grammar for Seventh Grade Students

“…These procedures illustrate valuable activities in facilitating students' understanding. By engaging in discovery learning, Juhaeni, et al (2020) stated that students are encouraged to utilize higher-order thinking skills, take risks in conducting experiments, and explore various subjects. Then, this result of the current research is accordance with the study conducted by Rafiqa, et al (2023) which showed that six stages of discovery learning implementation such as stimulation, problem identification, data collection, data processing, verification, and generalisation for teaching English in Universitas Sulawesi Barat Majene Regency West Sulawesi.…”

“…These techniques ensure the collaborative activity between the students and the teacher interaction. Juhaeni, et al (2020) explained that the teacher perceives the student as a friend with whom they can discuss the lesson. The result of this current research is accordance with the theory from Sorohiti & Aini (2020) which mentioned that the discovery technique involves a carefully guided and assisted process facilitated by the teacher, with rules subsequently elicited and explicitly taught.…”