This presentation is all about the audio-lingual method of teaching languages.

1. Audio Lingual
Method
Presented By
Zulfikar Shipu
ID: 1191061

2. Definition
• Audio Lingual Method is used in teaching foreign languages
• It is an oral based approach.
• Combination between behavioral psychology and linguistic
• It’s also called “Army method”

3. Goals
• Be able to use the target language communicatively.
• Over learned target language without thinking
• To teach large number of students at the same time.
• Training in listening comprehension and accurate
pronunciation

4. Characteristics
• Based on the principles of behavior psychology.
• Vocabulary is taught in context.
• Grammatical explanations are kept to a minimum.
• Teacher dominated method.
• Audio visual aids are used.
• Focus is on pronunciation.

5. Materials

6. Role of the Student
• Students have to answer questions fast
• They need to imitate when teacher repeat
• They need to follow teacher instructions
• They need to see teacher as a leader
• They make conversations with
their classmates

7. Role of Teacher
• Teachers have to get the control
• Teachers have to be active and concentrate of students
performance
• Teachers have to be a good imitation
• Teachers correct student’s errors
• Teachers must provide the model
of pronunciation

8. Advantages
• Medium sized classes can be used
• Much practice of listening and speaking
• Can be used at elementary and intermediate levels
• Learners can forms grammatically accurate language
• Learners are able to give correct response directly.

9. Disadvantages
• Fluent and confident teachers needed
• Repetitions can very boring and meaningless
• Little exposure to spontaneous or authentic speech
• Reading writing are neglected and not translated
independent forms

10. Conclusion
• To make the students able to use the target language
communicatively
• To help the students get structural sentence patterns or
language
• Aims to develop communicative competence of students
using dialogues and drills