Traditional Method has the honour of being the oldest method and most effective method of teaching Sanskrit. Even today there are hundreds of pathashalas with many teachers following this method of teaching. Some of the salient features of this traditional system are as follows.
Ø It is a teacher centered Method
Ø It advocates for specialized education in various branches of advanced study like Vyakarana, Vedanat, Mimansa etc. A child after mastering three R's and the elements of Sanskrit language entered into the sphere of this specialized education.
Ø At the secondary level pupils start learning Sanskrit from Shabdarupavali, Dhaturupavali, Samasachakra, Amarkosha. That is a child is required to learn grammar first followed by its literature.
Ø The medium of instruction is Sanskrit.
Ø The ample stress is laid on the development of the power of memorizing because it forms a central feature of this system of teaching.
Ø The textbooks too are in Sanskrit.
Demerits
Though traditional way of teaching Sanskrit is more suitable, it cannot be proved to be effective in secondary classes because the very objective of teaching Sanskrit today has changed. Today emphasize is more on development of understanding of this language through basic grammar. Moreover Sanskrit is taught as one of the subject of curriculum and not the only subject as in traditional method. Similarly teaching through Sanskrit medium and grammar followed by literature is practically not possible from modern education point of view.
Ø It is a teacher centered Method
Ø It advocates for specialized education in various branches of advanced study like Vyakarana, Vedanat, Mimansa etc. A child after mastering three R's and the elements of Sanskrit language entered into the sphere of this specialized education.
Ø At the secondary level pupils start learning Sanskrit from Shabdarupavali, Dhaturupavali, Samasachakra, Amarkosha. That is a child is required to learn grammar first followed by its literature.
Ø The medium of instruction is Sanskrit.
Ø The ample stress is laid on the development of the power of memorizing because it forms a central feature of this system of teaching.
Ø The textbooks too are in Sanskrit.
Demerits
Though traditional way of teaching Sanskrit is more suitable, it cannot be proved to be effective in secondary classes because the very objective of teaching Sanskrit today has changed. Today emphasize is more on development of understanding of this language through basic grammar. Moreover Sanskrit is taught as one of the subject of curriculum and not the only subject as in traditional method. Similarly teaching through Sanskrit medium and grammar followed by literature is practically not possible from modern education point of view.
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