1.What characteristics does language have,according to a structural view?
´ð£ºAccording to a structureal view,language has the following characteristics:1)Language in a language are produced in a rule governed way:1.Elements in a language are produced in a rule governed way.2.Language samples could be exhaustively described at any structural level of description.3.Language is structured like a pyramid.taht is,linguistic levels are systems within systems.
2.What are the distinctive characteristics of the Audiolingual Method?
´ð£ºAudiolingual Method formed its own distinctive characteristics,There are mainly five of them:1)Separation of language skills into listening,speaking,reading and teaching of listening and speaking before reading and writing;2)Use of dialogues as the chief means of presenting the language;3)Emphasis on certain practice techniques:mimicry,memorization and pattern drills;4)Discouraging the use of the mother tongue in the classroom;5)use of language laboratory
3.What are the common classroom techniques used by the Audiolingual Method?
´ð£ºThe common classroom techniques used by the Audiolingual Method are:repetition drill,simple substitution drill,progressive drill,transformation drill,question and answer drill, expansion drill,clause combination drill,backward build-up drill,chain drill mini-dialogue,completion,and use pf minimal pairs.
4.What are the procedures of a typical audiolingual lesson?
´ð£ºIn a typical andiolingual lesson the following procedures will be observed:recognition,imitation and repetion,pattern drills,and follow up activities.
5.What are the basic theoretical principles of the Audiolingual Method?
´ð:The basis theoretical principles of the Audiolingual Method are as follows:
1)Language is speech,not writing.2)A language is what its native speakers say,not what someone thinks they ought to say.3)Lauguage are different.4)A language is a set of habits.5)Teach the language,not about the language.
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Comment on the advantages and disadvantages of the Audiolingual Method.
´ð£ºAdvantages:this first method to have a theory.making language teaching possible to large groups of learners.Emphasizing sentence production.Emphasizing control over grammatical structures.Emphasizing development of oral ability.simple techniques.Maki ng use of language lab.Separation of language skills.  Disadvantages:lack of effectiveness.Boredom caused by endless pattern drills.Developing language like behaviour instead of competence.Learners having little control over their learning.Teacher's domination of the class.Teacher-oriented materials