A There is much vocabulary and it is dealt with in the form of lists of isolated words.
B Students are provided with instructions only in the target language.
C Excessive reliance on mimicry, memorization of set phrases, and overlearning.
D Close, deliberate cognitive attention is paid to the rules, paradigms, intricacies, and exceptions of the language.
E Little or scarcely any grammatical explanation is provided; grammar is taught by inductive analogy.