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"Why does... is..."! How could "does and is" go in a single sentence!?
Anyhow, translation method is useful, sometimes in teaching English as a second or foreign language for adults. I do not believe it is important, but I think the method is useful when teaching English language for adults. I do always believe it is better to teach a language using the same as a language for instruction.