Zusammenfassung der Ressource
THE AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD
- The Audio-Lingual method of teaching had
its origins during World War II when it
became known as the Army Method.
- the audiolingual approach
focus on grammar drills
- It is based on the structural view of language and the behaviorist theory of language learning.
- This approach focused on examining how the
elements of language related to each other in
the present, that is, ‘synchronically‘
- CHARACTERISTICS
- language learning is
habit-formation
- mistakes are bad and
should be avoided, as they
are considered bad habits,
- language skills are learned more
effectively if they are presented
orally first, then in written form,
- the meanings of words can be
learned only in a linguistic and
cultural context.
- Advantages
- It aims at developing listening and
speaking skills which is a step away
from the Grammar translation method
- The use of visual aids has proven
its effectiveness in vocabulary
teaching.
- All students are active in the classroom
- momorize new vocabulary
- the state of the class is more
interesting and lively
- Disadvantages
- The study of language doesn’t
amount to studying the
“parole”, the observable data
- Mastering a language relies on
acquiring the rules underlying
language performance.
- The behaviorist approach to
learning is now discredited.
- The objective of the audiolingual
method is accurate
pronunciation and grammar
- the ability to respond quickly and
accurately in speech situations