Total Physical Response (TPR) is a language teaching method developed by Dr. James Asher that builds language learning around coordinating speech and physical actions. It reflects the natural process of first language acquisition by having learners imitate verbal and nonverbal models from the teacher. In TPR, learners act as imitators and monitors of their own progress, speaking when ready while the teacher acts as the active director who decides what to teach through modeling. TPR is well-suited for beginner levels as it uses actions to reinforce vocabulary and grammar through imperatives and storytelling. While fun and easy to implement, TPR is best for beginners and can become repetitive if overused.
Total Physical Response (TPR) is a language teaching method developed by Dr. James Asher that builds language learning around coordinating speech and physical actions. It reflects the natural process of first language acquisition by having learners imitate verbal and nonverbal models from the teacher. In TPR, learners act as imitators and monitors of their own progress, speaking when ready while the teacher acts as the active director who decides what to teach through modeling. TPR is well-suited for beginner levels as it uses actions to reinforce vocabulary and grammar through imperatives and storytelling. While fun and easy to implement, TPR is best for beginners and can become repetitive if overused.
Total Physical Response (TPR) is a language teaching method developed by Dr. James Asher that builds language learning around coordinating speech and physical actions. It reflects the natural process of first language acquisition by having learners imitate verbal and nonverbal models from the teacher. In TPR, learners act as imitators and monitors of their own progress, speaking when ready while the teacher acts as the active director who decides what to teach through modeling. TPR is well-suited for beginner levels as it uses actions to reinforce vocabulary and grammar through imperatives and storytelling. While fun and easy to implement, TPR is best for beginners and can become repetitive if overused.
Total Physical Response (TPR) is a language teaching method developed by Dr. James Asher that builds language learning around coordinating speech and physical actions. It reflects the natural process of first language acquisition by having learners imitate verbal and nonverbal models from the teacher. In TPR, learners act as imitators and monitors of their own progress, speaking when ready while the teacher acts as the active director who decides what to teach through modeling. TPR is well-suited for beginner levels as it uses actions to reinforce vocabulary and grammar through imperatives and storytelling. While fun and easy to implement, TPR is best for beginners and can become repetitive if overused.
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Total Physical
Learning WHAT IS TPR ? • One of the English teaching approaches and methods developed Total by Dr. James J. Asher. • A language teaching method built Physical around the coordination of SPEECH and ACTION. Response • Natural Method – reflect the naturalistic processes of first language learning. NATURAL METHOD/APPRO ACH • Listener and performers/actors • Imitators of teacher’s verbal and ESL nonverbal models • Learners monitor and evaluate Learner’s their own progress • Encourage to speak when they Roles are ready • Active and direct role: Director of the stage • Commands and monitors actions of the students • Who decides what to teach, who models and presents the new materials • Prepares and organizes instructions • Avoid spontaneity ESL Teacher’s • Follow the examples of parents in giving feedbacks Roles • Tolerate few mistakes and avoid too much correction THE APPLICATION OF TPR :
• VOCABULARY CONNECTED WITH ACTIONS
• GRAMMATICAL TENSES • CLASSROOM LANGUAGE
• IMPERATIVES/INTRUCTIONS • STORY-TELLING ADVANTAGES • Fun and Easy DISADVANTAGES • Do not require a great deal of • It is easy to over use TPR preparation • Preparation becomes an issue for • Good for kinesthetic learners teachers at higher levels • Helps learners to achieve fluency faster • Students are not generally given the • Works well for child and adult learners opportunity to express their own thought in as creative manner. • Actions help build connections in the • It is only suitable for beginner levels. brain. REFERENCE Haynes, J. (2004). TPR is a valuable tool. Retrieved from
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Widodo, H. P. (2005). Teaching children using a total physical response
method: Rethinking. Retrieved from http://sastra.um.ac.id/wp-content/upl
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