CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Audio-Lingual Method is an oral based approach that drills students in the use of grammatical sentence patterns. It has strong theoretical base in linguistics and psychology.

Detailed explanation-2: -Audio-lingual approach suggests that students be taught phonology, morphology, and syntax of the language; all these patterns can be learned through contrastive analysis of the differences between the native tongue and the target language, which helps students to acquire new language easier.

Detailed explanation-3: -In its purest form audiolingualism aims to promote mechanical habit-formation through repetition of basic patterns. Accurate manipulation of structure leads to eventual fluency. Spoken language comes before written language. Dialogues and drill are central to the approach.

Detailed explanation-4: -Learner Roles: In the Audio-lingual method the students play a passive role. The students are mere imitators of the teacher’s model. Their sole objective is to follow the teacher’s direction and respond as precisely and as promptly as possible.

Detailed explanation-5: -For the Question-Answer Drill, the teacher asks the questions, the students answer. Then the students ask the questions; the teacher answers. 9. The teacher gives the students a written copy of the dialogue.