AudiolingualMethod - AhmetcanGenco
Advantages
Knowledge about culture
Contextual learning
Developed speaking skills
Roles
Instructional Materials
Teacher-oriented
Stundents' Role
Responding to stimuli
Teacher's Role
Central and active
Objectives
Abilty to respond quickly
and accurately
Knowledge of vocabulary
Accurate pronunciation
and grammar
Historical Roots
Developed during World War II in the USA
Based on the behavioral psychology
A strong focus on oral language was developed
Disadvantages
Ignored reading and writing skills
Teacher-centered classes
Weak theoretical basis
Unnecessary repetition
Teachers' complaining about the lack of
effectiveness of the techniques
Criticism
Techniques
Drills
Grammar Games
Dialogue Completion
Dialogue Memorization
Subtopic
The Principles
Pattern practises (drills) help ss learn the languageSubtopic
ORAL DRILLS
Replacement
Inflection
Repetition
Restatement
Prevent learners from making errors
Speaking is more important than writing
Purpose of language learning is communication
Language is a habit formation process
The teacher is native
Only the target language is used
