Language Teaching Methods: Comparison Contrast Between Audio-lingual & Direct Methods

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to find out differences and similarities between audio-lingual and direct methods. The audio-lingual method is fundamentally a development of direct methods which is considered to have weaknesses, especially in enlightening things that are difficult for students to understand. For this reason, moreover highlighting language teaching through listening. This method is usually applied more in the form of a drill pattern. A Direct method deals with listening and speaking, reading and writing. Also, it concerned with the syntactical structures, grammatical rules and vocabulary. All the methods are effective for teaching English language. Finally, while appreciating these methods, the useful application demands a careful creativity of the language teacher; otherwise the desired result may not be seen. Our study conceptually considers both of these methods, and picks language teacher to enhance a fruitful language teaching and learning.