The Audio-Lingual Method emerged in the United States during World War II, driven by the urgent need for rapid foreign language acquisition for military purposes. This method was a response to the slower grammar-translation method and aimed to enhance communicative competence swiftly.
Students follow teacher's directions and respond as quickly as possible.
Students are imitators of teacher or the tapes she supplies.
TEACHER'S ROLE
Teacher is responsiple for providing SS with a good model for imitation.
Teacher is like an orchestra leader,directing and controlling the language behaviour of other students.
Teacher has an active role in CLR.
GOALS
Correct pronunciation
Native-Like production
Teaching target language as quicly as possible
Learning the target language without stopping to think.
Using the target language communicatively
Listening comprehension
BACKGROUND
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.