AudiolingualMethod-Furkan Günaydın

The Audio-Lingual Method was developed in the United States during World War II. At that time there was a need for people to learn foreign languages rapidly for military purposes.It was developed as a reaction to the grammar-translation method of teaching foreign languages. Grammar-translation had been used to teach for thousands of years, but the method was perceived as taking too long for learners to be able to speak in the target language. The Audio-Lingual method set out to achieve quick communicative competence through innovative methods. From about 1947-1967 the Audio-Lingual approach was the dominant foreign language teaching method in the United States.

Using the target language communicatively

Listening comprehension

Teaching target language as quicly as possible

Learning the target language without stopping to think.

Correct pronunciation

Native-Like production

ROLES

Teacher has an active role in CLR.

Teacher is like an orchestra leader,directing and controlling the language behaviour of other students.

Teacher is responsiple for providing SS with a good model for imitation.

Students are imitators of teacher or the tapes she supplies.

Students follow teacher's directions and respond as quickly as possible.

Very little controll over the pace and content

ADVANTAGES

Effective and meaningful vocabulary learning

Fluent Speaking

Contextual Learning

Good pronunciation

Effective Grammar Learning

DISADVANTAGES

Drills are boring

Bad reading and writing skills

Unnatural conversation

Repetitions are time consuming

Teachers prevent students from invidual learning

Appliying the Method

Diologue Memorization

Diologue completion

Minimal pairs

Grammar games

Drills

Single-Slot substitution

Chain

Repetition

Multiple-Slot substitution

Transfomation

Answer and Question

Audial Materials like tape-recorders

Visual materials like projection equipment

Language Labs

Teacher is the model of ss.

Students are the imitators of teacher.

Written work is limited.

Target language is used.

Learning through communication is essential.