18. “Unlike the Direct Method, however, it places lessemphasis on teacher monologues, direct repetition, andformal questions and answers, and less focus on accurateproduction of target language sentences…there is anemphasis on exposure, or input, rather than practice;optimizing emotional preparedness for learning; aprolonged period of attention to what the languagelearners hear before they try to produce language; and awillingness to use written and other materials as a sourceof comprehensible input” (Richards & Rodgers, 1986: 129).What does “it” mean in the above-cited passage?
(A) the Cognitive Approach
(B) the Oral Approach
(C) the Natural Approach
(D) the Audiolingual Approach