Electronic Theses and Dissertation

The audio-lingual method is a method that can improve oral skills quickly. different people may not come to an agreement about the assumptions about the right method and the quick method to improve speaking skill. at least there are two skills which is emphasized by audio-lingual method before another skills. one of this skill is speaking. however, is hard for student') to speak english. to solve the problem. the teacher should apply the appropriate techniques to improve students' speaking skill. the study found that using the dialog memorization and chain drill of audio lingual method can help student to be able to use the target language communicative. besides, these techniques pays the most attention to oral skills. the study found that the audio-lingual method is effective in teaching speaking especially for junior high school students. finally, the writer suggests for the teacher to u e audio-lingual method in leaching speaking because it can help the teacher develop a fun teaching. this study uses library research. it is intended to look at some given theories or research findings on the use of audio-lingual method in teaching speaking. key words: audio-lingual method. speaking, dialog memorization, chain drill.