Definition of SMCP The Purpose of SMCP

Drilling is a technique that has been used in foreign language classrooms for many years. Drilling is a form of pattern practice which involves the repetition by learners of teacher models of restricted amounts of oral language input. It is a basic teaching technique of the method developed around the Second World War in the United States Army Method, Oral Approach which eventually developed into the Audio-Lingual Method. The Audio-Lingual Method drills students in the use of grammatical sentence patterns. Drilling means listening to a model, provided by the teacher, or a tape or another student and repeating what is heard. Drilling is a technique that is still used by many teachers when introducing new language items to their students. Harmer 2003:79 states that drilling is mechanical ways if getting students to demonstrate and practice their ability to use specific language items in a controlled manner. Learners could overcome the habits of their native language and form the new habits required to be target language spoken Freeman, 2000:35. From those theories above, it can be concluded that drilling is a technique that has been used in foreign language classrooms and emphasizes on repeating structural patterns through oral practice to demonstrate students’ ability in using specific language items in a controlled manner.

2.5.2. Kinds of Drill

According to Haycraft 1978:36, after presentation and explanation of the new structure, students may use controlled practice in saying useful and correct sentence patterns in combination with appropriate vocabulary. These patterns are known as oral drills. They can be inflexible: students often seem to master a structure in drilling, but are then incapable of using it in other contexts. Furthermore, drills have several types in form: 2.5.2.1 The Repetition Drill The teacher says models the word or phrases and the students repeat it. Example: Teacher : It didn’t rain, so I needn’t have taken my umbrella. Students : It didn’t rain, so I needn’t have taken my umbrella. 2.5.2.2 The Substitution Drill Substitution drill can used to practice different structures or vocabulary items i. e one word or more word change during the drill Example: Teacher : I go to school. He? Students : He goes to school. Teacher : They? Students : They go to school. 2.5.2.3 The Question and Answer Drill The teacher gives students practice with answering questions. The students should answer the teacher’s questions very quickly. It is also possible for the teacher to let the students practice to ask question as well. This gives students practice with the question pattern. Example: Teacher : Does he go to school? Yes? Students : Yes, he does. Teacher : No? Students : No, he does not. 2.5.2.4 The Transformation Drill