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1.	S.I.L.org http://www.sil.org/lingualinks/LANGUAGELEARNING/WaysToApproachLanguageLearning/TheAudioLingualMethod.htm An introduction, overview and links.
2.	Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio-lingual_method Introduction to and information on the Audiolingual method.
3.	Audiolingual Method and Behaviorism: From Misunderstanding to Myth http://applij.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/full/27/3/519?maxtoshow=&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=1&andorexacttitle=and&andorexacttitleabs=and&fulltext=content-based+instruction&andorexactfulltext=and&searchid=1&FIRSTINDEX=20&sortspec=relevance&resourcetype=HWCIT Excellent 2006 article on Audiolingualism from Peter J. Castagnaro.
4.	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center) http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/Home.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=ERICSearchResult&newSearch=true&ERICExtSearch_Descriptor=%22Audiolingual+Methods%22 Dozens of articles on Audiolingual methods.
5.	Strategies for ELL Students http://newterra.chemeketa.edu/faculty/Education/ed257/week7/intro.htm Nice explanation of the method with activities, from a lecture by Alan de Neurers.
6.	The MindRoad - Learning Teaching http://mindroad.ru/audio-lingual-method/ Blog post on Audiolingual method with a little history.
7.	Ted Power http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/esl0308.html An article on the role of "meaningless and meaningful" pattern practice drills.
8.	The Development of the Audiolingual Approach : Trends in LanguageMethodology in the United States http://nels.nii.ac.jp/els/110000187955.pdf?id=ART0000550900&type=pdf&lang=en&host=cinii&order_no=&ppv_type=0&lang_sw=&no=1267785938&cp= A 14-page article on the early stages of audiolingualism by Fumiko Tamura of Josai University.
9.	EnglishRaven.com http://www.englishraven.com/method_audioling.html A guide to the Audiolingual method with key features and typical techniques.
10.	D is for Drills - Scott Thornbury http://scottthornbury.wordpress.com/tag/audiolingualism/ An article in defence of using drills in the language classroom.
11.	The Audiolingual Tradition in Foreign Language Testing http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICDocs/data/ericdocs2sql/content_storage_01/0000019b/80/2f/29/f0.pdf An excellent 18-page article in PDF by David Barnwell.
12.	onestopenglish.com http://www.onestopenglish.com/section.asp?docid=146488 "An article discussing the concept of audiolingualism." By Tim Bowen
13.	Powerpoint 195.250.90.51/docs/Audio-Lingual-Method.ppt A 9-slide Powerpoint on the principles of the Audio-Lingual method.
14.	TJ Taylor.net http://www.tjtaylor.net/english/teaching-method-audio-lingual A short introduction.
15.	Nuve Forum http://www.nuveforum.net/1448-ingilizce/105572-the-audiolingual-method/ A good summary of the key features.
16.	Schoolnet - K-12 Edupedia http://www.schoolnet.com/Wikis/pages/WikiArticle.aspx?wikiId=2537 A good summary of audiolingualism.
17.	The Birth and Death of the Audio-Lingual Method http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED080005&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED080005 A 17-page article by Frank Zillo. Click on the PDF link.
18.	Compare and contrast between the Audio-Lingual Method and Communicative Language Teaching http://www.scribd.com/doc/17414916/Compare-and-contrast-between-the-AudioLingual-Method-and-Communicative-Language-Teaching An article uploaded to the Scribd website - Can't find original source of article.
19.	Auburn.edu http://www.auburn.edu/~nunnath/engl6240/alm.html Summary of the important concepts, with hands-on activities.
20.	Powerpoint presentation http://s16.ntue.edu.tw/flame/teachers/fen/%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E%E6%95%99%E5%AD%B8/The%20Audio-Lingual%20Method.ppt 11-slide Powerpoint presentation from Dr. Chifen Chen on the principles and techniques of the Audiolingual method.
21.	Audio-Lingual vs. Audio-Visual http://www.aber.ac.uk/~mflwww/seclangacq/langteacht7.html A comparison of of the two methods.
22.	MyIngilizce.com http://www.myingilizce.com/index.php?topic=7696.0 Background, principles and techniques of the method.
23.	Language Matters Blog http://languageinstinct.blogspot.com/2006/08/noam-chomskys-black-box.html Peter McKenzie-Brown discusses Chomsky's Black Box and audiolingualism.
24.	Reading and the Audio-Lingual Method http://www.jstor.org/pss/3585870 An article by Muriel Saville-Troike. This is free if your educational institution has access to the JSTOR site. You can register.
25.	Second Language Teaching Methods http://edweb.sdsu.edu/people/jmora/almmethods.htm A summary of the Audiolingual method and others.
26.	YouTube presentation http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0957clvRPM&feature=related A YouTube video on the method from Marmara University, Turkey. Come here for parts 2 and 3.
27.	An article http://hi.baidu.com/lifeng1101/blog/item/24521454af1f6457564e00e6.html A summary of the history, method, advantages and disadvantages of the Audiolingual method. Text colour/background makes this article a little difficult to read.
28.	My English Pages Blog http://myenglishpages.com/blog/the-audiolingual-approach A blog post on the method.
29.	Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching http://web.nchu.edu.tw/pweb/users/wtsay/lesson/3273.ppt A 17-slide Powerpoint presentation on Larsen-Freeman's thoughts on Audiolingualism.
30.	History of Approaches to ELT http://www2.uni-wuppertal.de/FB4/anglistik/multhaup/Lehrveranstaltungen/introduction_to_elt/history_of_approaches_3.htm A short history of the approach.
31.	Audio-Lingual Method and CLT http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~GE9M-MTMT/audioandcommu.htm A table of 22 differences between the two approaches.
32.	Research Paper http://ir.lib.sfu.ca/retrieve/1873/b11546384.pdf 13-page PDF by John Alan Woodsworth (1965) - "An Analysis of the Audio-Lingual Approach as Applied to Methods of Teaching Russian".
33.	Japanese EFL Teachers' Perceptions of Communicative, Audiolingual and Yakudoku Activities http://epaa.asu.edu/ojs/article/view/339 A PDF article by Greta Gorsuch.
34.	Strategies Using the Audiolingual Method http://www.saskschools.ca/curr_content/hutt/esl/almstrat.htm Eight strategies.
35.	British Council - Teaching English http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/think/knowledge-wiki/audio-lingualism A few short paragraphs on Audiolingualism.
36.	Foreign Languages Web.com http://www.foreignlanguagesweb.com/teaching/methods/audio-lingual.htm A short introduction to Audiolingualism
37.	Audio-Lingual Drills for Foreign Language Teaching. Teaching Materials http://www.eric.ed.gov/ERICWebPortal/custom/portlets/recordDetails/detailmini.jsp?_nfpb=true&_&ERICExtSearch_SearchValue_0=ED039791&ERICExtSearch_SearchType_0=no&accno=ED039791 Six-page PDF.
38.	Azar Grammar.com http://azargrammar.com/teacherTalk/blog/2009/03/drilling-for-language.html A blog post and comments on "Drilling for Language".
39.	Situational Language Teaching vs. the Audiolingual Method http://www.goarticles.com/cgi-bin/showa.cgi?C=2108431 An article by Dr. Duane P. Flowers.
40.	Disadvantages of Audio-Lingual Method http://www.ingilizceogretmenligi.com/disadvantages-of-audio-lingual-method-t-300.html A short article from www.inglizceogretmenligi.com.

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