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Total Physical Response (TPR)

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To inform one method of teaching English which is TPR

Objective

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TPR is a language learning method based on the coordination of speech and action

TPR is based upon the way that children learn their mother tongue.

TPR was developed by Dr. James Asher

WHAT IS TPR?

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JAMES ASHER

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TPR is a method developed by Dr. James Asher (1977)

A professor of psychology at San Jose State University of California.

Asher developed TPR as a result of his experiences observing young children learning their first language.

BACKGROUND

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He noticed that interactions between parents and children often took the form of speech from the parent followed by a physical response from the child. Asher made three hypotheses based on his observations:

first, that language is learned primarily by listening; second, that language learning must engage the

right hemisphere of the brain third, that learning language should not involve

any stress.

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TPR is not always dancing and singing songs! Generally, we refer to body movement with instruction to engage learners.

Students learn by identifying a certain key point to some action.

TPR can be used for all curriculum, literacy, science, math, and so on.

What is the connection to the classroom?  

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TPR seems to work effectively for children and adults. There is no age barrier. The only setback is that if the language training starts after puberty, the probability is almost certain that one will have at least some accent in speaking the second language, no matter how many years one lives in the foreign country.

Who benefits most from TPR?

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English speaking students who have little academic reinforcement at home

Struggling students Teachers are noticing growth in students

learning, and boosting the academic levels in their classrooms.

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Fun and Easy: Students enjoy activity! Simple TPR activities do not require a great

deal of preparation on the part of the teacher. TPR is inclusive and works well a class with

mixed ability levels. Good tool for building vocabulary.

What are advantages of TPR?

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Actions help build connections in the brain. Helps learners achieve fluency faster by immersing

learners in activities that involve them in situational language use.

Good instructional practice for ESL’s in their silent period.

Works well for child and adult learners.

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Most useful for beginners. Preparation becomes an issue for teachers at

higher levels. Students are not generally given the

opportunity to express their own thought in as creative manner.

It is easy to over use TPR and begin to bore students.

What are disadvantages of TPR?

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May limit teachers in term of scope of language that can be addressed.

Can be a major challenge for shy students. Rude and inappropriate language of the

learner.

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Communicative drills: the type of response is controlled but the students can provide their own content of information.

Practical situations: requesting and providing information.

• Guessing games• True answers

Suggested activities

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Teacher chooses an object in the room.

Students create questions that include descriptive vocabulary and require a yes or no answer.

Students have 10 opportunities to guess the object

10 Questions

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On the back of each student is the name of a person, object, or place. (Students should not be able to see their own sign.)

Students walk around and ask yes or no questions of each other to determine the identity of the person, object or place.

When the student identifies their sign, they can sit down.

Who Am I?

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Objects or pictures of objects are placed in a bag or box. One student chooses an item or picture of the item and orally describes it until the rest of the class or small group can guess the object.

Mystery Bag

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One student goes to the board or chart paper and draws an “Alien” as described by classmates.

Use geometric terms, colors, numbers, body parts, and direction. (Draw the head with two green triangles, side-by-side.)

Build an Alien

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TPR is language teaching method that learners’ speaking skill through listening to their teacher and before requiring them to speak, and asking them to practice using verbal communication accompany by physical actions.

Conclusion

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