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Audio Lingual Method

The document describes the Army Method, an oral-based approach to language learning developed during World War II to help soldiers become proficient quickly. The method focuses on systematic practice of patterns through repetition, intensive oral drilling of grammatical structures and basic sentences, and memorization of set phrases through mimicry, over-learning, and without acceptance of errors to develop good pronunciation and language habits.

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Audio Lingual Method

The document describes the Army Method, an oral-based approach to language learning developed during World War II to help soldiers become proficient quickly. The method focuses on systematic practice of patterns through repetition, intensive oral drilling of grammatical structures and basic sentences, and memorization of set phrases through mimicry, over-learning, and without acceptance of errors to develop good pronunciation and language habits.

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Came into existence Outbreak of the World War II

To become orally proficient.


–“The Army Method” (an oral-
based approach to language
learning).
Goal
Develop habits with repetition

Influenced by structuralism and behaviourism

Systematic practice of the patterns to


improve pronunciation
The grammatical structures and the
Identification basic sentence patterns.
Intensive oral drilling of the patterns

Mimicry
Dependency of these
Memorization of set phrases
Audio patterns
Lingual Over-learning.
Method
Presentation of new
In dialogue form
material
Errors are not accepted because the
lead to the development of bad
habits.

Great importance is attached to


pronunciation.
Importance
Little use of mother tongue

No grammatical explanation

Grammar is taught inductively

The role of the teacher To develop good language habits.

Reinforced Successful response

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