2. The Direct Method
Itbecame widely known and practiced at
the end of the 20th century.
Its basic premise is that second
language learning should be more like
first language learning.
It was more accepted in the private
sphere than in the public one.
It was criticized due to its weak
theoretical foundations.
10. Conclusion
By the beginning of the century, this method declined
both in Europe and the USA, returning to the Grammar
Translation Method or a Reading Approach.
By the middle of the century, the Direct Method revived
and redirected into the Audiolingual Method.
