Audio-Lingual Teaching Methods (1)

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Audio-Lingual Teaching Methods
Tursunpulatova Gulzoda • Uktamova Dilshoda • O'sarova O'g'iloy

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PLAN
1.|Characteristics of the approach
2.Advantages and Disadvantages of the method

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Audio-Lingualism
Audio-lingualism is a method of foreign language 
teaching where the emphasis is on learning 
grammatical and phonological structure, 
especially for speaking and listening. It is based 
on behaviourism and so relies on formation as a 
basis for learning, through a great deal of 
mechanical repetition.

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History of this method
Historically speaking, the Audio Lingual method was widely used in the 1950s and 
1960s, especially in the United States. It was developed as a reaction to the 
grammar-translation method of teaching foreign languages, which was considered 
ineffective for developing oral proficiency. It was also influenced by the need to train 
soldiers in foreign languages during World War II, which led to the development of 
the Army method or the Aural-Oral method.
The Audio Lingual method has largely fallen out of use as a methodology, as 
cognitive views of language learning and communicative accounts of language have 
led to other methodologies. However, some aspects of it, such as drilling and error 
correction, are still used by some teachers in certain contexts.

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Examples(Oral Drills method)
Oral Drills method is a teaching method that is 
carried out repeatedly by training students to 
master the lesson and be skilled in carrying out 
the given training tasks. The goal is that students 
can understand the material and remember the 
material on an ongoing basis. It is a technique 
that has been used in foreign language classrooms 
for many years. It involves the teacher modelling 
a word or a sentence and the learners repeating it. 
There are different kinds of drilling, such as 
choral drill, substitution drill, or question and 
answer drill

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Advantages of Audio-lingual Method
Focuses on All Four Skills
The teacher focuses equally on all the four skills – 
reading, listening, writing, and speaking and teaches 
them separately.
Focus On Language Laboratory
In this method, there is a lot of focus on the language 
laboratory too and it is an important teaching aid.
No Use Of Mother Tongue
Similar to the direct method, there is no use of mother 
tongue in this method either.
Importance of Dialogue
In this method, dialogue plays a highly dominant and 
important role.

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Disadvantages Of Audio Lingual Method
Teacher-Dominated Method
This method is highly teacher-dominated as the teacher plays an important role.
Meaning Is Neglected
Sometimes, the proper meaning of words and phrases may be neglected in this method.
Mechanical Method
This method can be a bit mechanical due to memorization and pattern practice.
Limited To Certain Learners
This method may only work for hardworking learners.
May Get Monotonous
The drilling and memorization of pronunciation may get tedious and monotonous for many 
learners.
The audio-lingual method can be used for teaching a large group of learners. It demands drilling, 
memorization, and pattern practice. Advantages and Disadvantages of Audio Lingual Method in 
Teaching English with Examples

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Teacher's Role
According to Richards and Rodgers (1987), teachers must provide varieties of drills and tasks to keep learner's 
motivation. "Failure to learn results only from the improper application of the method, for example, from the 
teacher not providing sufficient practice or from the learner not memorizing the essential patterns and 
structures; but the method itself is never to blame" (Richards & Rodgers, 1987).
The main principles that every teacher should use in audiolingualism, according to Brooks (1964) are:
Minimization of vocabulary until all common and simple structures will be learned.
Teaching new vocabulary only in the context.
Learning the structure of second language without explanation, memorising the patterns of sound, order and 
form.
Subordination of the native language to the second language by translating foreign language into mother tongue.

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Learner’s role
The learner should be guided by skilled training techniques in order to produce correct 
answers.
Basically, students' results depend on the way instructors will direct the lesson. At the 
beginning students cannot always understand the meaning of learning materials; 
however, in Audiolingualism learners should repeat carefully all the information that is 
presented by teacher, trying to imitate the instructor's intonation and pronunciation as 
closely as possible.

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Conclusion
Audio Lingual method is a historical method of foreign language teaching that focused 
on the oral skills of the learners through repetition and drills. It was based on 
behaviorist theory and influenced by the military needs of World War II. It had some 
merits in terms of providing intensive practice and feedback, but it also had some 
drawbacks in terms of ignoring the cognitive and communicative aspects of language 
learning. It has been largely replaced by other methods that are more learner-centered 
and interactive, but some of its techniques can still be useful in certain situations.