Abstract: This current study aims to compare the direct and the audio-lingual method to find out which one of them is more useful to teach the speaking skill for college-level students studying general English course at the College of Technology at Arrass, Saudi Arabia. Two classes were selected; the first one was taught by the audio-lingual method while the other one was taught by the direct method. Both groups were tested before and after the study. The pre-test results demonstrated that there wasn’t any distinction between the two classes in their speaking competence. The post-test embodied that there was a significant difference in the speaking competence between the two classes. Students who were taught by using the audio-lingual method scored higher grades compared to counterparts in the other class. The results prove that teaching the speaking skill in the framework of the audio-lingual method is better than the direct method.
Keywords: Audio Lingual Method, Direct Method, Speaking Skills.
Title: A Contrastive Study of the Direct Method and Audio-Lingual Method in Teaching English Speaking Skills
Author: Dr. Abdullah M.A. Alhomaidan
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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