Audio-LingualMethod-CanselTunç
Activities
Drills
Conraction
Language laboratories cause students to learn language alone so there is no interaction between students.
Memorization is not a good method for learning a language because there is no thinking.
Transformation
Expansion
transposition
Completion
Restatement
Replacement
Inflection
Repetition
Minimal Pairs
Ship or sheep
Dialogue
Disadvantages
Repetition is a technique without thinking.
In laboratories student learn language on their own.
Little interaction between students.
It's a teacher-centered method
Reading and writing skills are not improved well.
Advantages
Language is given in contex
Both target language and its culture are learned together.
Speaking and listening skills are improved .
Students' Roles
They are not encouraged to initiate interaction
They have little control over the content , style of learning ,pace
They are viewed as organisms
Teachers' Roles
They use various activities.
They monitors and corrects the learners' performance.
They control the direction and pace of learning.
They are dominant.
Teachers are active.
Instructional Materials
Language laboratory
Audiovisual equipment.
Tape recorders
Principles
7.Listening and speaking skills are more important than the other skills.
6.Target language and its culture are taught together.
5.Drill are important for learning process.
4.Student are not allowed to make mistake.
3.Language learning is a habit formation.
2.L1 and L2 are kept apart.
1.Language is given within a context.
Criticism
Dialogues
Teacher centered method
Memorization
Drills
Language laboratories
Aim : To teach how to communicate.
