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Lesson Plans Year 2 The Audio-lingual method	Possible answers:
Goal	The goal of this approach is based on the behaviourist belief that language learning is the acquisition of a set of correct language habits. Use the target language communicatively; overlearn it, so as to be able to use it automatically by forming new habits in the target language and overcoming native language habits.
Method	The learner repeats patterns until able to produce them spontaneously.
Teacher’s Role Students’ Role	Teacher directs, controls students’ language behavior, provides good model for imitation; students repeat, respond as quickly and accurately as possible.
Interaction	Most interaction is between teacher and student, initiated by the teacher.
Activities/tasks that are widely used in audio- lingual approach	Drills mostly (repetition drill, backward build-up (expansion) drill, transformation drill, etc.)(see glossary.)
Role of Student’s Native Language	Student’s native language habits are considered as interfering, thus native language is not used in the classroom.
View of language and Culture	Descriptive linguistics influence: every language seen as having its own unique system of phonological, morphological, and syntactic patterns. Culture comprises everyday language and behavior.

Glossary
Repetition drill: (used in demo-lesson) Students are asked to repeat the teacher’s model as quickly and accurately as possible. This drill is often used to teach the lines of the dialog.
Backward build-up (expansion) drill: (used in demo-lesson). This drill is used when a long line of a dialog is giving students trouble. The teacher breaks down the line into several parts. The students repeat a part of the sentence, usually the last phrase of the line. Then, following the teacher’s cue, the students expand what they are repeating part by part until they are able to repeat the entire line.
Chain drill: (used in demo-lesson) Gets its name from the chain of conversation that forms around the room as students one-by-one, ask and answer questions of each other. Teacher begins the chain. A chain drill allows some controlled communication, even though it is limited. A chain drill also gives the teacher an opportunity to check each student’s speech.
Transformation drill: (used in demo-lesson) Students are asked to change a statement given by a teacher into a question/an active sentence into a passive one/direct speech into reported speech.


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