TIẾNG ANH CHUYÊN NGÀNH The audio lingual method

The Audio-Lingual Method... Teacher’s & Learners’ roleTEACHER’S ROLE  An orchestra leader who directs & controls language behaviors of learners in L2  A good model in L2, esp.. pronunc

The Audio-Lingual Method

1 Goals of the teachers

To be able to use L2 communicatively:

 to overlearn L2 &

 to use it automatically w/o stopping to think

 Achieving this by forming new habits in

L2 & overcoming old habits in L1

2 Teacher’s & Learners’ role

TEACHER’S ROLE

 An orchestra leader who directs & controls language behaviors of learners in L2

 A good model in L2, esp pronunciation & oral skills

 Aware of differences b/w L1 & L2

LEARNERS’ ROLE: imitators of the teacher

3 The role of L1 & Interactions

 The role of learners’ L1: not allowed

in the classroom (because L1 

interference & bad habit formation in L2)

 Interactions: initiated by the teacher (T-Ss & Ss-Ss)

4 How vocabulary is taught

 meaning of vocabulary: directly taught

 L1: prohibited in teaching vocabulary

 vocabulary: introduced through

dialogues

5 How grammar is taught

 Explicit rules: not provided

 Ss induce rules through examples &

drills

 Ss acquire grammar by being exposed

to patterns through mechanical drills

6 Language skills & areas

 Language skills: (a natural order of skills)

Listening – Speaking - Reading- Writing

 Areas:

Pronunciation: taught from the beginning Vocabulary: kept to a minimum while Ss are mastering the sound system &

grammatical patterns

7 Materials & Syllabus

 Materials: Dialogues

 Syllabus: grammar points & sentence

patterns in structural syllabus

8 Teaching techniques

1. Dialogue

memorization

2. Minimal pairs (pro.)

3. Complete the

dialogues

4. Grammar Games

5 Mechanical drills

- repetition

- chain

- transformation

- substitution

- question- and- answer

9 How language & culture are viewed

 Language:

- everyday speech emphasized

 Culture:

- everyday behavior & lifestyle of the target language speakers

10 How errors are treated

Errors are corrected by the teacher as they may cause bad habit formation

QUESTIONS TO DISCUSS

the Direct Method & the Audio-Lingual Method?

Method?

DM & the ALM), which one is effective when

teaching junior high school learners (grade 6) in