In a direct method, students are only repeaters, their feelings are not considered extensively. The direct method was not intended to have a structural focus. The emphasis was on communication and vocabulary practice. Early forms of direct method were intended to be structural, discouraged translating. Latter forms of direct methods leave structural design and translation decisions to the preferences of teachers.
Direct methods are factual and descriptive of culture.
Culture should be part of language learning. A major focus is on communication and understanding of the language rather than grammar. Errors are corrected by encouraging self correction or by asking the correct answer from other students in the classroom. Reinforcement depends on the individual teacher. No systematic form of evaluation is used.