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B. Review on Audio-Lingual Method
1. The Nature of Audio-lingual Method
According to Mukalel 1998: 78, audio-lingual is the method of teaching a foreign language with a view to developing in the learners the aural-oral abilities
to communicate through the language. In addition Coady and Huckin 1997: 10 state that the audio-lingual
method paid systematic attention to pronunciation and intensive oral drilling of basic sentence patterns. This opinion supported by Richards and Rodgers 2001:
67 state that in audio-lingual method, the language skills are introduce, and focuses on accuracy through drill and practice in the basic structures and sentence
patterns of the target language. Furthermore, according to Brown 1994: 48, method is an overall plan for
systematic presentation of language based upon a selected approach. It is a set of prescriptions on what teachers and learners should do in the language classroom.
Prescriptions for the teacher include what material should be presented and when it should be taught and how, and prescriptions for learners include what approach
they should take toward learning. From the definition above, it can be concluded that audio-lingual method
is an overall plan for systematic presentation of language that paid systematic attention to pronunciation through drill and practice to communicate through the
language.
2. The Characteristics of Audio-lingual Method
Brown 1994: 57 states the characteristics of the ALM may be summed up in the following list adapted from Prator and Celce-Murcia, 1979:
a. New material is presented in dialog form.
b. This is dependence on mimicry, memorization of set phrases, and
overlearning. c.
Structure are sequenced by means of contrastive analysis and taught one at a time.
d. Structural patterns are taught using repetitive drills.
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e. There is little or no grammatical explanation. Grammar is taught by inductive
analogy rather than deductive explanation. f.
Vocabulary is strictly limited and learned in context g.
There is much use of tapes, language labs, and visual aids. h.
Great importance is attached to pronunciation. i.
Very little use of the mother tongue by teachers is permitted. j.
Successful responses are immediately reinforced. k.
There is a great effort to get students to produce error-free utterances. l.
There is a tendency to manipulate language and disregard content.
3. The Advantages of Audio-lingual Method
