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by deniz kiremit 11 years ago

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AudiolingualMethod-DenizKiremit

The Audiolingual Method (ALM) emerged as an effective language teaching approach particularly during the Second World War when rapid foreign language acquisition was crucial for military purposes.

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Audio Lingual in CLR

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PRINCIPLES OF THE ALM

Speech is more significant than writing.
Drill help ss to learn the language.
SS should overlearn the languages.
Language is given in a context.
Language can not be seperated from culture.
Purpose of language learning is communication

STUDENTS' ROLES

Passive and act after teacher
can be directed by skilled teachers all the way

TEACHERS' ROLES

monitor ss' performance
control learning

Control the class and adjust the metarials and methods

active and center of everything
model

She or he is the center of the class and always perform firstly to showhis or her students.

BACKGROUND

Because of it's success Army Method's foundings applied to ALM
SECOND WORLD WAR
need for people to learn foreign languages rapidly for military purposes

So Army Method became popular.

DISADVANTAGEOUS

There is no interaction between students
It is not cognitive learning

ADVANTAGEOUS

Method is apropriate for large groups
Students can learn the culture of language
Pronunciations are successful.
Fluent Speaking

CRITICISM OF THE ALM

Positives
Developed speaking and listening skills
Fuent Speaking
Negatives
Lack of the writing and reading skills
Rote learning
Structuralism
Language laboratories

It does not provide natural dialogues.

Teacher centered
Behaviourism
Memorization

TECHNIQUES

Use of minimal pairs
big-pig
sheep-ship
Dialogue completion
Dialogue memorization
Grammar games

PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE ALM

Memorizing drills.
Meaning is learned in linguistic and cultural context.
Effective learning is in the spoken form.
Mechanical habit formation.

General Features

Language laboratories are extensively used.
Students are quite active in the lesson.
Teachers are model in the classroom.
It is based on speaking and listening skills.
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