THE AUDIO-LINGUAL METHOD
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| The Audio Lingual Method |
- The audio-lingual method in some sense represents a return to the direct method.
- Its main goal is to develop native-like speaking ability in its learners. It is an extension as well as a refinement of the Direct Method.
- Translation and reference to LI are not permitted.
- L2 learning should be regarded as a mechanistic process of habit formation Audio-lingual learning comprises dialogue memorization and pattern drills
- None of the drills or patterns are to be explained, since knowledge of grammatical rules would only obstruct the mechanical formation of habits.
- Just as the Direct Method was an extension of the Natural Method, so Audio-lingualism had its theoretical roots in the Direct Method.