Question

In teachers’ training programs, many methods and approaches are presented, among them, the audio-lingual method that grew into prominence in the 1950s in the USA. During the Second World War, US officials felt the need for translators and interpreters who were fluent in major foreign languages. In 1942, a special training program was organized to train fluent foreign speakers in a short time which is why this method is also referred to as the Army Method. According to the discouraged audio-lingual method, it is NOT CORRECT to say that:

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C) In this method, dialogue does not play a dominant and important role.

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A) This method is teacher-dominated as the teacher plays an important role.

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B) This method can be a bit mechanical due to memorization and pattern practice.

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D) Similar to the direct method, mother tongue should be avoided.

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E) The teacher focuses equally on all the four skills – reading, listening, writing, and speaking and teaches them separately.

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