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The Audiolingual Method is one of the earliest and most established methods of teaching second languages. This method mainly focuses on communicative competence with limited and common communicative structures.
Key concept
The Audio-Lingual Method is called the Army Method. In ALM, mainly three things are emphasized such as
Brief history
The Audio Lingual Method originated during the Second World War. Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) was established in 1942 to develop American soldiers’ foreign language communicative skills.
Objective or Purpose:
Key features:
Techniques:
Complex structure: This letter has been sent to you by Mr. Shihab.
Common structure: Mr. Shihab sends you this letter.
From the above sentences, the learners can understand that there is no necessity of changing the verb in past simple tenses whatever the subject is.
Advantages or strengths: advantages or strengths are the contexts of ALM.
Disadvantages or limitations:
However, it is transparent that the Audio Lingual Method cannot be neglected altogether because the low proficiency learners could be much benefited by this method. Even semi-educated learners are benefit takers in the case of learning the target language.
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