Early XX century. 1920-1930 (1 jan 1920 ano – 1 jan 1930 ano)

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In this lapse of the century was the emergence of The Audiolingual method.
This method advised that students should be taught a language directly, without using the students' native language to explain new words or grammar in the target language.

After the Audiolingual method, the Situational method was used which were both supreseded by the communicative approach.

This last one is based on a structural view of language. Speech, structure and a focus on a set of basic vocabulary are seen as the basis of language teaching. This was a view similar to American structuralists, such as Fries. However, what distinguishes The Situational Language Teaching approach is its emphasis on the presentation of structures in situations.