A u d io - L i n gu a l Anna Jean

Tejada-Capillan

M e t h o d MAT-English
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 Audio-Lingual Method
It is based on the The teacher directs
behaviorist belief that and controls students’
language learning is behavior, providing a
the acquisition of a model, and reinforcing
set of correct correct responses.
language habits.
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 The Audio-lingual Method (ALM) is a method of
foreign language teaching which emphasizes the
teaching of listening and speaking before reading
and writing.
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Audio-Lingual Method
 Do you believe that listening and speaking comes
first before reading and writing? Why or why not?
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?
 Principles of ALM

3. Students’ native
1. Instructions 2. Language
language interferes
are given in forms occur
as little as possible
the target within a context. with the students’
language. attempt to acquire
the target
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language.
 Principles of ALM

6. Positive
4. Teaching is 5. Errors are
reinforcement
directed to provide carefully avoided.
helps the student
students with a to develop correct
native-speaker-like habits.
model
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 Principles of ALM

9. Students are
7. The teacher is 8. Learning a
taken to be the
regarded as an foreign language
imitators of the
orchestra leader. is treated on par teacher’s model.
with the native
language learning.
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 Principles of ALM

12. Listening and

10. The dialogue is 11. Memorization
speaking are given
the chief means and pattern drills
priority in language
of presenting are the practice teaching.
vocabulary. techniques that
are emphasized.
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 Do you think that ALM is still applicable in the
present situation? Why or why not?
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 Activities in ALM (2
Major Types)
Mimicry - Pattern drills -
memorization of grammatical
dialogs through structures
repetition.
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 Drills commonly used in ALM
Repetition Inflection Substitution Completion Transformation

The One word in One word in The student A sentence

hears an
students an utterance an is
utterance that is
repeat an appears in utterance is complete except transformed.
utterance. another form replaced by for one word,
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when then repeats the

another. utterance in a
repeated.
completed form.
 T: I used to know him.
S. I used to know him.
T. I used to know him years ago.
S. I used to know him years ago.
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Repetition
 T: I bought the ticket.
S. I bought the tickets.
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Inflection
 T: He bought this house cheap.
S: He bought it cheap.
T: Helen left early.
S: She left early.
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Substitution
 T: We all have ____ own troubles.
S: We all have our own troubles.
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Completion
 T: He knows my address.
S: He doesn’t know my address.
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Transformation
 T: They gave their boss a watch.
S: They gave him a watch.

Can you tell what is the drill

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used in the example given?

 T: They gave their boss a watch.
S: They gave him a watch.
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Replacement
 T: Mario asked for a leave.
S: Mario asked for a leave.

What is the drill shown in

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the situation?
 T: Mario asked for a leave.
S: Mario asked for a leave.
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Repetition
 T: I called the young man.
S:

What will be the answer of

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a student if it is under
inflection?
 What is the role of the teacher?
The teacher is like an
orchestra leader,
directing and
controlling the
language/behavior of
his/her students.
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 What is the role of a student?
Students are
imitators of the
teacher’s model or the
tapes she supplies.
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 Will you consider using ALM as a method of
teaching? Why or why not?
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?
 textbooks recordings visuals

Materials

language
realia
laboratory
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 1. It is said to be the best approach for beginning level
foreign classes.
2. It aims at developing listening and speaking skills.
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Advantages of ALM
 1. teacher-centered
2. It turns students into parrots.
3. Students lack an active role in the classroom.
4. Very little attention is paid to communication and
content.
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Disadvantages of ALM
 Conclusion
The Audio-Lingual Method focuses on speaking and listening
competence stressing repetition and habit formation to learn
a second or foreign language. This method make the learner
understand the second language by memorizing and practice
speaking with drilling from the people’s communication.
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