The Audio Lingual Method An Easy Way Of
International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences
December 2013, Vol. 3, No. 12
ISSN: 2222-6990
The Audio-Lingual Method: An Easy way of Achieving
Speech
Cagri Tugrul Mart
Department of Languages, Ishik University, Erbil, Iraq
E-mail: tugrulbey@hotmail.com
DOI:
10.6007/IJARBSS/v3-i12/412
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v3-i12/412
Abstract: The Audio-Lingual method aims to develop communicative competence of students through dialogues. Dialogues and pattern drills that students need to repeat are used to form habits in learners that will allow them to develop quick and automatic responses. Drills are useful in foreign language teaching in that they give students the opportunity to perform what they have learnt. The objective of this study is to demonstrate how the use of Audio-Lingual method facilitates learning a foreign language.
Key Words: The Audio-Lingual method, Habit formation, Drills, Communication
Introduction:
The Audio-Lingual method, which was proposed by American linguists in 1950s, was developed from the principle that “a language is first of all a system of sounds for social communication; writing is a secondary derivative system for the recording of spoken language” (Carroll, p.1963).
Thus, the purpose of the Audio-Lingual method is to use the target language communicatively.
According to this method, speech is given priority in foreign language teaching. The AudioLingual method teaches language through dialogues that focus on habit formation of students.
Larsen-Freeman states that students will achieve communicative competence by forming new habits in the target language and overcoming the old habits of their native language (2000,
p.45). The Audio-Lingual method considered language simply as form of behavior to be learned through the formation of correct speech habits (Thornbury 2000, p.21). in other words, the goal of this method is to form native language habits in learners (Dendrinos, 1992).
Similarly Richards
December 2013, Vol. 3, No. 12
ISSN: 2222-6990
The Audio-Lingual Method: An Easy way of Achieving
Speech
Cagri Tugrul Mart
Department of Languages, Ishik University, Erbil, Iraq
E-mail: tugrulbey@hotmail.com
DOI:
10.6007/IJARBSS/v3-i12/412
URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.6007/IJARBSS/v3-i12/412
Abstract: The Audio-Lingual method aims to develop communicative competence of students through dialogues. Dialogues and pattern drills that students need to repeat are used to form habits in learners that will allow them to develop quick and automatic responses. Drills are useful in foreign language teaching in that they give students the opportunity to perform what they have learnt. The objective of this study is to demonstrate how the use of Audio-Lingual method facilitates learning a foreign language.
Key Words: The Audio-Lingual method, Habit formation, Drills, Communication
Introduction:
The Audio-Lingual method, which was proposed by American linguists in 1950s, was developed from the principle that “a language is first of all a system of sounds for social communication; writing is a secondary derivative system for the recording of spoken language” (Carroll, p.1963).
Thus, the purpose of the Audio-Lingual method is to use the target language communicatively.
According to this method, speech is given priority in foreign language teaching. The AudioLingual method teaches language through dialogues that focus on habit formation of students.
Larsen-Freeman states that students will achieve communicative competence by forming new habits in the target language and overcoming the old habits of their native language (2000,
p.45). The Audio-Lingual method considered language simply as form of behavior to be learned through the formation of correct speech habits (Thornbury 2000, p.21). in other words, the goal of this method is to form native language habits in learners (Dendrinos, 1992).
Similarly Richards
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