Situational Language Teaching

Situational Language Teaching (SLT) was developed by British applied linguists Harold Palmer and A.S. Hornby. SLT bridges the gap between grammar translation approaches to language teaching and Communicative Language Teaching, and is similar to audio‐lingualism in the United States. SLT was known for introducing second language grammar and vocabulary in natural situations and for emphasizing oral and aural skill development prior to focusing on second language literacy. Although SLT is no longer widely adopted, it marked an important shift away from grammar translation approaches to language teaching.