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Harold E. Palmer

English linguist and phonetician · United Kingdom · On the map · Academics · Lived 1877 to 1949 · aged 72

Harold Edward Palmer, usually just Harold E. Palmer, was an English linguist, phonetician and pioneer in the field of teaching English as a second language. Especially he dedicated himself to the Oral Method, also known as the Oral Approach, the Situational Approach, or Situational Language Teaching (SLT).

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He stayed in Japan for 14 years and reformed its English education. He contributed to the development of the applied linguistics of the 20th century.

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1949 · aged 72