第三章 The oral approach and situational language teachingThe oral approach (situational language teaching) is a grammar-based method in which principles of grammatical and lexical gradation are used and new teaching points are presented and practiced through meaningful situation-based activities.一、Background1. Two of the leaders were Harold palmer and A.S.Hornby.2. Vocabulary control 3. Grammar control 二、The Oral Approach and Situational Language Teaching The main characteristics of