Which term describes the language-learning process that involves repeating patterns to form habitual use?

• A. Habit formation
• B. Code-switching
• C. Translation
• D. Interference

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is automatization through repeated patterns. When learners practice common language chunks, phrases, and sentence frames again and again, these forms gradually become automatic habits rather than items you have to think through consciously. This habitual use speeds up speaking and helps learners communicate more fluently because the patterns come out naturally under real talk.

Habit formation specifically describes turning repeated practice into these automatic language routines. That’s why it’s the best fit for “repeating patterns to form habitual use.” Other terms reference different phenomena: code-switching is switching between languages within a conversation, translation is turning meaning from one language into another, and interference is when features from the first language intrude into the second.