<P> Throughout Europe in the 18th and 19th centuries, the education system was formed primarily around a concept called faculty psychology . This theory dictated that the body and mind were separate and the mind consisted of three parts: the will, emotion, and intellect . It was believed that the intellect could be sharpened enough to eventually control the will and emotions . The way to do this was through learning classical literature of the Greeks and Romans, as well as mathematics . Additionally, an adult with such an education was considered mentally prepared for the world and its challenges . </P> <P> At first it was believed that teaching modern languages was not useful for the development of mental discipline and thus they were left out of the curriculum . When modern languages did begin to appear in school curricula in the 19th century, teachers taught them with the same grammar--translation method as was used for classical Latin and Greek . As a result, textbooks were essentially copied for the modern language classroom . In the United States of America, the basic foundations of this method were used in most high school and college foreign language classrooms . </P> <P> There are two main goals to grammar--translation classes . One is to develop students' reading ability to a level where they can read literature in the target language . The other is to develop students' general mental discipline . The users of foreign language wanted simply to note things of their interest in the literature of foreign languages . Therefore, this method focuses on reading and writing and has developed techniques which facilitate more or less the learning of reading and writing only . As a result, speaking and listening are overlooked . </P> <P> Grammar--translation classes are usually conducted in the students' native language . Grammar rules are learned deductively; students learn grammar rules by rote, and then practice the rules by doing grammar drills and translating sentences to and from the target language . More attention is paid to the form of the sentences being translated than to their content . When students reach more advanced levels of achievement, they may translate entire texts from the target language . Tests often consist of the translation of classical texts . </P>

Mention any one limitation of the grammar translation method