Audiolingual Method

Slide 2: AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD This method was widely used in the United States and other countries in the 1950´s and 1960´s. This method says that language is a process of habbit formation.

Slide 3: AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD THEORY OF LEARNING Behaviorism, including the following principles: • Mistakes are bad and should be avoided, as they make bad habits. •Language skills are learned more effectively if they are presented orally first, then in written form. •Possive reinforcement helps students to develop correct habits.

Slide 4: AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD THE OBJECTIVES OF THIS METHOD. • Accurate pronunciation and grammar. •Ability to respond quickly and accurately in speech situations. •Knowledge of sufficient vocabulary to use with grammar patterns.

Slide 5: AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD TYPES OF LEARNING TECHNIQUES AND ACTIVITIES. DIALOGUES DRILLS

Slide 6: AUDIOLINGUAL METHOD PROCEDURES IN A AUDIOLINGUAL CLASS. • Student hears a model dialogue. •Student repeats each line of the dialogue. •Certain key words or phrases may be changed in the dialogue. •Key structures from the dialogue serveas the basic for pattern drills of different kinds. •The student practices substitutions in the pattern drills.