14 involved. It also helps us recognize if new language is causing problems in terms
of form or pronunciation’ Julie BBC, 2004.
2. Drills
a. Drilling in Teaching
Drilling is a technique that was introduced based on Audio-lingual Method This drill emphasizes on repetition practices of certain language. This drill is kind
of technique that is used for getting closer to the students responses. ‘It is a key feature of audio-lingual approaches to language teaching which placed emphasis
on repeating structural patterns through oral practice’ TE Editor BBC, 2004. It is employed especially in learning grammar fluency in class performance and
activities. Drill is a method of teaching technique used for practicing sound or
sentence partners concerned with the fixation of specific association for automatic recall. The final goal is a more or less effortless exchange of
ideas in real life conversation. Drill here refers to Response Drill in teaching grammar. Cendrawasih Silampari, 2009
The main purpose of this drilling is about memorization. The students are tried to be focused into certain subject lesson repeated regularly to give stimulus
to the brain power and adding capacity. It will change the drilling result from short-term memory into long-term memory.
If we believe drill helps our learners to memorize language, we should also drill useful and common language chunks to help them internalize
them. This would include many common phrases such as, ‘Hello, how are you?’, ‘Can I have a ...?’, ‘Have you got a ...’, ‘If I were you I’d ...’, etc.
Drilling of structure per se seems much less likely to be useful because of the mental processing that is required to apply grammar rules accurately,
particularly if it is a new piece of language for the learners. Julie Tice, 2004
15 This technique is usually used for helping student of second language or
foreign language in the class. Drilling has relation with the models, such as teacher, video tape or recorder, and audio visual or pictures. The model is also as
the main component for helping the students to practice frequently and regularly through the lesson. This drill helps the students to learn new vocabulary by
repeating phrases, words, sentences, or even tenses forms.
b. Types of Drills
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