Foreign Language Teaching Methodologies: Direct

Emerges at the end of the 19th century - beginning of the 20th century (1902- pedagogical coup d'état in France).
Main target/aim: learn to speak in an active and global way.
Theory based: François Gouin + learning theories (psychology).
Teacher: leads the class, possesses all the knowledge.
Priority to oral language learning and exclusive use of the foreign language.
Phonetics and pronunciation.
Dialogues + written materials.