AudiolingualMethod- YakupAKIN
Background
Started after II WW, USA.
In II WW, due to the Pearl Harbour Event, America had been involved into world conflicts.
There were the needs for different languages specialists in the army.
Techniques
Attentively listening.
Memorize the dialogue (conversation).
Using tape/CD/DVD player and language labs.
Advantages
Developing listening and speaking skillspic
Speaking the target language accurately
Learning the pronunciation and meanings of target words
Disadvantages
Disregarding the reading and writing skills
Passive learning style for students
Teacher-centered education
Goals
Teachers want their students to be able to use the target language communicatively.
Overlearning →automatically without stopping to think
Forming new habits through overcoming the old habit.
Principles
Use target language- Ss native language should interferes as little as possible with Ss attempts to acquire the target language.
Modeling- teacher’s role as the model of the target language. (Be a good model!)
Ss repeat the dialogue- language learning is a process of habit formation.
Errors corrected immediately to prevent forming a bad habit.
Roles
Student
Students are imitators.
Student are passive and act after their teacher.
Teacher
The teacher is like an orchestra leader.
Providing students with a good model for imitation.
Criticism
Negative
Behaviourism and memorization.
Lack of the writing and reading skills.
Subtopic
Positive
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