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Ni Komang Sarasvati Gita Swari
Made Cendika Dwi Kumaratungga
Komang Krisna Bayu
Nyoman Gita Pariska
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This method was developed in the United States and based on behaviorism learning theory.
The goal of this method is to emphasize on listening and speaking which often called the oral
ability (Richard & Rodgers, 2003). This kind of method is the implementation of behaviorism
learning theory which using the stimulus and response to drill the students and the result that will
be given by the teacher is the reinforcement (positive and negative reinforcement). The special
characteristic that distinguish this method to another method is that dialogue and training or
drilling. Dialogue is the tool to communicate the word structure and illustrate the situation then
the students are instructed to repeat and remember those aspects by stressing on pronunciation.
The characteristic of this method are:
1. The students enable to use the target language.
2. The vocabulary and language structure communicated by dialogue and the students need
to imitate and repeat it.
3. Stress on repetition, backward build up, chain, substitution, transformation, question and
answer.
4. Grammar is learnt inductively.
5. Teacher has the control of the class in directing the students’ language.
6. Stress on the daily language usage.
There are some technique which can implement this method, those are:
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Dialogue memorization
Backward build-up drill
Repetition drill
Chain drill
Single-slot substitution drill
Multiple-slot substitution drill
7. Transformation drill
8. Question-answer drill
9. Use of minimal pairs
10. Complete the dialogue
11. Grammar game
The advantages of using ALM
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The students’ pronounciation and grammar will improve significantly
The target language is used more in class
The method emphasize on listening and speaking skill
The method can be easy to apply
All students are involved due to the equal opportunity offered
6. The teacher has more control of the teaching and learning process
The followings are the disadvantages of ALM:
1. Most of creative and smart student will boredom with repetition drill
2. Less of real use of language in a natural way
3. Students can’t use their skills into the real communication outside the classroom.