audio-lingual
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Definition
- Adjective: Relating to or characteristic of a language teaching method that emphasizes listening and speaking skills through repetition and pattern drills, often to the exclusion of explicit grammar instruction.
Usage
- The audio-lingual method was widely used in the mid-20th century.
- Our language lab is designed for audio-lingual practice.
- Critics argue that the audio-lingual approach neglects reading and writing.
Examples
- The teacher used an audio-lingual technique, having students repeat dialogues until they were memorized.
- This course follows an audio-lingual philosophy, so we will focus heavily on pronunciation drills.
- Is there any evidence that the audio-lingual method is effective for long-term language acquisition?
Advanced Usage
- Audio-lingual habit formation: A key theory behind the method, positing that language learning is a process of forming correct habits through stimulus-response reinforcement.
- Audio-lingual drills: Specific exercises, such as substitution drills, where a word in a sentence pattern is replaced with another.
Variants and Related Words
- Audio-lingualism (n): The theory or practice of using the audio-lingual method.
- Audio-lingually (adv): In a manner relating to the audio-lingual method (e.g., The class was taught audio-lingually).
Synonyms
- Aural-oral: Pertaining to listening and speaking.
- Pattern-based: Focusing on grammatical patterns through repetition.
Related Terms (Not Phrasal Verbs)
- Direct Method: Another language teaching method that also emphasizes oral skills but avoids translation and favors immersion.
- Communicative Language Teaching (CLT): A subsequent teaching approach that often contrasts with the audio-lingual method by prioritizing meaningful communication over rote drills.
Adjective
- of or relating to a method of teaching language that focuses on listening and speaking