alleryWhich feature do the direct and audio-lingual methods share?
ARule explanation first
BTarget language in class
CTranslation of texts
DFree group projects
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Target language in class
1. The direct method refrains from using the learners' native language.
2. The audio-lingual method also expects the target language to be the only language used in the classroom.
3. Modern versions of audio-lingualism are looser on this requirement.
4. Rule explanation first and text translation belong to grammar-translation.
5. Free group projects belong to communicative and task-based work.
6. So the shared feature is use of the target language in class.
**Why the other options fail:**
- Rule explanation first is deductive and belongs to grammar-translation.
- Translation of texts is also grammar-translation.
- Free group projects are a communicative feature, not audio-lingual.
_Source: Wikipedia, "Audio-lingual method", section "In practice" (revision 1379760889)_
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