the audio lingual method
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Audio-Lingual Method
Seminar: Business English SS 10
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Audio-Lingual-Method
HISTORY
developed during WW II
soldiers spread around the globe
professors: low speaking skill
Prof Fries and Prof Lado implemented their radical ideas
Solution: teach soldiers how to speak foreign languages
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Audio-Lingual-Method
Behaviorism applied to language
Speaking+ Writing
Listening + Reading
Input Output
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Habit formation through drill
repetition after instructor
no mistakes allowed
focus on learning grammar/pronunciation
only use of target language
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BEFORE
Emergence of language labs
popularity – fall after 1970 Chomsky
used as a teaching method
TODAY
less drill
rarely primary method
seen as teaching aid
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Reduced reading and writing skills
vocabulary building
Mindless repetition is counterproductive
Ability to response quickly due to use of
patterns
Reduced ability to produce own sentence
accurate pronunciation
CONTRAPRO
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Description:
CLASS
school type: Berufsfachschule I
age: 16-18
class size: 21 students
girls/boys ratio: 1 to 2
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Description:
ENGLISH
6 years of English
5 above average students
6 under average students
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Learning Vocabulary
English lesson starts with a new topic
the field of employment
student are not familiar with vocabulary
objectives of today's lesson: improving listening skills, pronunciation and summarizing skills
next lesson will be: writing a resume
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QUESTIONS??
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