The general goal of the Audiolingual Method is to enable the target language communicatively. And there are two objectives in Audiolingual Method such as;
Brook distinguishes between short-range and long-range objectives of an Audiolingual program. Short-range objectives include training in listening comprehension and accurate pronunciation. Long-range objectives or the ultimate goal is to develop the student’s abilities are same like what native speakers have, to use it automatically without stopping to think.
The main principles on which the audio lingual method is based are the following : Foreign language learning is basically a process of mechanical habit formation. The student are able to give correct response rather than by making mistake. Language skills are learned more effectively if the items to be learned in the target language are presented in spoken form before they are seen in written form. Aural-oral training is needed to provide the foundation for the development of other language skills.
Drills can enable learners to form correct analogies. Hence the approach to the teaching of grammar is essentially inductive rather than deductive. The meaning that the words of a language have for the native speaker can be learned only in a linguistic and cultural context and not isolation.