audio-lingual
/ˌɔːdɪəʊˈlɪŋɡw(ə)l/originally US. Chiefly historical in later use
adjective
Of a theory or approach in the teaching of foreign languages: based on a system of drills in which the student repeats or adapts model sentences delivered orally or played aloud by the teacher.
Origin
1950s; earliest use found in Naugatuck (Connecticut) Daily News. From audio- + -lingual.