What are the merits of the Grammar Translation Method?

The merits of the Grammar Translation Method are as under:

• It saves time and is very economical.
• It is very successful and applicable in present-day classrooms It saves time and is economical, where a large number of students can be taught by a single teacher.
• It helps in having a better and clear understanding of words, phrases and sentences.
• It is very reliable for giving the students practice of reading while understanding also.
• It gives correct knowledge of English as it explains It enhances students' vocabulary.
  grammatical rules.
• The teacher as well as the learner aid the teaching-learning process and is thus quite a convenient method for a teacher as he/she needs no material aid.
• It brings about clear distinctions between structures of sentences in English and vernaculars and this develops the act of translation in students.
• It helps in testing the comprehension of the students quite easily in less time available.
• This method can be used in all situations.