CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Audio-lingual Method (also known as the army method, the aural-oral method, or the new key), is a method of foreign language teaching in which the students learn language by repeating/imitating the recurring patterns/dialogues of everyday situations by a succession of drills.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Audio-lingual Teaching Method. With the outbreak of World War II armies needed to become orally proficient in the languages of their allies and enemies as quickly as possible. This teaching technique was initially called the Army Method, and was the first to be based on linguistic theory and behavioral psychology.

Detailed explanation-3: -The direct method is also known as the natural method. It was developed as a reaction to the grammar-translation method and is designed to take the learner into the domain of the target language in the most natural manner. The main objective is to impart a perfect command of a foreign language.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Natural Approach was developed by Tracy Terrell and Stephen Krashen and was introduced in the book The Natural Approach in 1983. This method is based on observations of how children acquire their native language. It attempts to adapt this process of language acquisition to an adult learning environment.

Detailed explanation-5: -A typical natural approach lesson at elementary to intermediate level might go something like this: The teacher shows a set of pictures of, say, food and drink, repeating the word that goes with each with one; the students simply watch and listen.