The audio-lingual method is a style of teaching used in teaching
foreign languages. It is based on behaviourist theory, which says that
certain characteristics of living things.
It has drill and pattern of the audio-lingual method. These are
Repetition, Inflection, Replacement and Restatement. The audio-lingual
method is the result of three historical circumstances. For its views on
language, audiolingualism drew on the work of America linguists such as
Leonard Bloomfield.
Lessons in the classroom focus on the correct imitation of the
teacher by the students. Not only are students expected to produce the
correct output, but attention is also paid to correct pronuonciation.
Although correct grammar is expected in usage, no explicit grammatical
instruction is given. Furthermore, the target language is the only
language to be used in the classroom. Modern day implementations are
more lax on this last requirement.
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