Correct Answer - Option 4 : drilling
Structuralism emphasizes mastering the structure or pattern of sentences and improving the fundamental skills of language learning. It also corrects learner's speech habit without reference to meaning.
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Drilling: It is a technique which is used in structuralism to master the structure of language by practising and repeating the concept again and again.
- It emphasizes practising to learn something effectively.
- It involves mastering the specific skills through repetition.
- For example, listening to a person and repeating what he said. It can repeated more than one time in order to gain the specific skills of speaking.
- It includes activating the knowledge through application.
- So, when the teacher asks the students to repeat some words or sentences several times, it is called drilling.
- Through drilling, the teacher can improve the language skills of students and make them confident while speaking.
Thus, correct answer is option 4.
