27. Which of the following statements most aCurately reflects the core principle of the Direct Method in language teaching? (A) The teacher's role involves providing cultural context through literature, art, and historical references related to the target language. (B) The curriculum is organized around explicit grammatical rules and sentence structures to facilitate language acquisition. (C) Learning is encouraged by drawing explicit comparisons between the target language and the students' first language. (D) Meaning is conveyed directly in the target language through context, actions, and repetition, with no use of the students' native language.