The Oral Approach and Situation Approach is a language teaching method derived from the Direct Method by combining and controlling lexical and grammatical content in the form of structure and applying the same, oral and situation in the language learning classes.
The main of this approach
- Language teaching begins with the spoken language. Material is taught orally before it is presented in written form.
- The target language is the language of the classroom.
- Language point are introduced and practiced situational.
- Vocabulary selection procedures are followed to ensure that an essential general service vocabulary is covered.
- Items of grammar are graded following the principle that simple forms should be taught before complex ones.
- Reading and writing are introduced once a sufficient lexical and grammatical basis is established.