Chapter 4: The Audio-Lingual Method: Textbook: Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000) - Techniques and Principles in
Chapter 4: The Audio-Lingual Method: Textbook: Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000) - Techniques and Principles in
Chapter 4: The Audio-Lingual Method: Textbook: Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000) - Techniques and Principles in
Textbook:
Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Techniques and Principles in
Language Teaching. (2th ed.). Oxford University Press.
Introduction
Audio-Lingual Method is an oral-based
approach.
It drills students in the use of grammatical
sentence patterns.
Based on behavioral psychology (Skinner).
Conditioning helping learners to respond
correctly to stimuli through shaping and
reinforcement.
Habit-formation
A dialog from the text
Sally : Good morning, Bill.
Bill: Good morning, Sally.
Sally: How are you?
Bill: Fine, Thanks, And you?
Sally: Fine. Where are you going?
Bill: Im going to the post office.
Sally: I am too. Shall we go together?
Sure. Lets go.
Im going to the post office.
Interaction is teacher-directed
Student-student interaction Chain drills and
dialogues
The view of language/ the view of culture