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Overview (intro) Audiolingualism is The combination of Structural Linguistics theory, Contrastive Analysis, Auraloral Procedures, and Behaviorist psychology

2. Theory of L&L Theory of languages Speaking is the primary requirement Writing is secondary needs Theory of Learning Behaviorism Principles: 1) Mechanical habit formation by repetition and memorization. 2) Aural-oral training is needed. 3) Analogy better than analysis. 4) Meaning of the word learned in context, not in isolation.

3. Objectives Accurate pronunciation. Ability to respond quickly and accurately in speech situations. Knowledge of sufficient vocabulary to use with grammar patterns.

4. Syllabus Contains the key items of phonology, morphology and sintax Language skill taught is listening, speaking, reading and writing.

5. Teacher's roles Central and Active provides correct model of native language for mimicry reinforces good habits; punishes bad habits

6. Learner's roles Responding to stimuli

7. Types of activities memorize dialogs drills based on dialog (repetition, substitution, transformation) spoken before written; in sum, learn good habits; emphasis on accuracy (native-like speech) Backward build-up drill to teach long lines of dialogues: break down the line into several parts repeat a part of the sentence follow the teacher, students expand what they repeated part by part until they are able repeat the entire line.

Dialog Memorization Students take the role of one person in the dialogue and the teacher the other. Switch roles and memorize the other persons part. Half of the class to take one role and the other half to take the other. Some pairs of students might perform the dialogue for the rest of the class.

Chain Drill To make students ask and answer questions with each other. It allows some controlled communication among students and give the teacher an opportunity to check students speech Multiple-slot Substitution Drill To give cue phrases, one at time, that fits into different slots in the dialogue line. To recognize what part if speech each cue is and make any other changes, such as subject-verb agreement. To fit cue phrase into line where it belong Transformation Drill To change a certain kind of sentence pattern to another form. to transform an affirmative S into a negative S. to transform a statement into a question. to transform an active S. into a passive S. to transform a direct speech into reported speech

Question & Answer Drill Students practice the target language with answering questions and the question patterns. Students answer the teachers question quickly.

strength All students active in the classroom The state of the class more interesting and lively Speaking and listening skills are better trained. limitation Teachers are simply not explained in detail. Grammar skill untrained.

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