What are the main principles of the direct method which are still followed in contemporary Berlitz schools?

1 never translate: demonstrate; never explain: act; never make a speech: ask question

2 the development of audio-lingual skills, i.e. listening comprehension and speaking

3 new material is presented in a dialogue form

4 translation interprets the words and phrases of the foreign language in the best possible manner

5 grammar and vocabulary are taught inductively