(1) The Audio-Lingual Method (ALM) emphasizes listening and speaking skills before reading and writing, using repetition and behaviorist techniques to help students communicate through memorizing words and structures.
(2) ALM utilizes 11 techniques including memorizing dialogues, drilling, and question/answer exercises. It also follows four principles: language is speech, language is habit, teaching the language not words, and language is what native speakers say.
(3) Advantages of ALM include being based on behaviorist psychology, not using translation or the original language, encouraging foreign language use and speech, and helping students learn pronunciation through teacher modeling. However, disadvantages are that it lacks room for error and does