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teacher used pictures and pointed to yourself....), they studied complete sentences. It
is a teacher-centred method. (T. was the leader, asked questions). The teacher and
students were sociable and easy-going. Students´ presentations were approved for
several times. When an error occurred the teacher encouraged students to correct it
themselves. No native language was used.
· Traditional: audio-lingual method
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mqd7OdJoLn0
Audiolingual method
Communicative language use
Automatic use (habit formation)
Teacher is a model for imitation
Dialogues, drills (substitution, transformation, chain, etc)
Right answers are positively reinforced
Reading and written work is based on oral work
Teacherled interaction
Simple forms (everyday language)
Focus on language structures
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