1 Major fallacy of Direct Method was belief that second language should be learned in way in which first language was acquired - by total immersion technique. But obviously far less time and opportunity in schools, compared with small child learning his mother tongue.
2 Is first language learning process really applicable to second foreign language learning at later stage
First language learning is essential part of child's total growth of awareness of world around him. He starts off with blank sheet, then starts collecting/selecting organising the experience of a totally new world, perceived through his senses, by formulating a variety of pre-verbal concepts.
Subsequently part of the process of learning how to live is the acquisition of skills to verbalise his desires and aversions and to label his concepts, so as to make living more sufficient and secure.
Effectiveness of these verbalising skills depends on maturation level of the child / on type of environment on intelligence.
Language is part of an intrinsic process through which child learns to recognise/ deal with new situations.
En üstün sadaka, bir müslümanın ilim öğrenmesi ve öğrettiği ilmi kardeşlerine öğretmesidir.Hz. Muhammed (S.A.V)
Bana bir harf öğretenin kırk yıl kölesi olurum.Hz. Ali (R.A)