The Audio Lingual Method is a language teaching method from the 1940s that was introduced in the US and later spread to other countries like Indonesia in the 1960s. It focuses on teaching speaking skills through repetition drills and behaviorist techniques to help students learn the target language automatically. Teachers present dialogs for students to repeat together and individually. Variations include expansion drills, chain drills, and substitution drills. While it engages students actively, the method does not explain grammar rules and focuses only on speaking practice.

1. Audio Lingual Method
By : Putri andriani

2. 1. Background
Audio Lingual Method (ALM) is the
method that was introduced in the United
States in the 1940’s.
This method is accepted by the people of
other countries and was introduced in
Indonesia in the 1960’s.

3. Not a lot of Literature in audio lingual method,
and most of the ideas in this section is adapted
from how to teach foreign languages ​​effectively.

4. 2. Approach.
Approach
Approach
Language
Theory
Speaking is the primary
requirement
Writing is secondary
needs
Learning
Approach
behavioral habits

5. 3. Teaching and Learning Activity
Teacher give a brief summary of the
dialogue.
Student listen the dialogue when the
teacher read or speak about the dialogue.
Student repeat again the dialogue
together.

6. Student repeat again the dialogue together.
Repeat again one by one about the dialogue.
Finally, in pairs come to in front of class to
practice the dialogue.

7. 4. Variations drills used in the Audio Lingual
Method.
1. Dialog Memorization >
menghafal dialog.
2. Expansion Drill >
membagi dialog menjadi
beberapa bagian.
3. Repeatation Drill >
meniru/mengulang.

8. 4. Chain Drill > rantai
latihan(giliran).
5. Single Slot Subtitution >
memasukkan kata yang
disebutkan guru.
6. Multiple Slot Subtitution
Drill > lebih luas dari
variasi yang ke-5.
7. Transformational drill >
merubah kalimat yang
diucapkan guru.

9. 11. Grammar Games.
10. Complete The Dialog >
melengkapi dialog.
9. Used Minimal Pairs >
membedakan 2 kata yang
serupa.
8. Question and Answer Drill
> menjawab pertanyaan.

10. 5. Advantages and disadvantages The
Audio Lingual Method.
Advantages
 All students active in the classroom.
 The state of the class more interesting
and lively.
Speaking and listening skills are better
trained.

11. Disadvantages
Teachers are simply not explained in detail.
Grammar skill untrained.

12. 6. Conclusion.
To make the students able to use the
target language communicatively and
automatically without stopping to think.
To help the students get structural
sentence patterns or language.