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Total Physical Response & TPR Storytelling
Lisa VenableTESOL METHODS IPortland State UniversityFebruary 10, 2010
La Gallinita Roja (The Little Red Hen)
Érase una vez... (There once was...)
...una gallinita roja que encontró un grano de trigo.
(...a little red hen that
found a grain of wheat.)
“¿Quién plantará este trigo?” preguntó.(“Who will plant this wheat?” she asked.)
“¡Yo No!”(“Not I!”)
Dijo = said
“Entonces lo haré yo,”dijo la gallinita roja.
(“Then I will do it,”said the little red hen.)
“¿Quién regará este trigo?” preguntó.(“Who will water this wheat?” she asked.)
“¡Yo No!”(“Not I!”)
Dijo = said
“Entonces lo haré yo,”dijo la gallinita roja.
(“Then I will do it,”said the little red hen.)
Con tiempo, agua, y sol, creció el trigo.
(With time, water, and sun, the wheat grew.)
“¿Quién segará este trigo?” preguntó.(“Who will harvest this wheat?” she asked.)
“¡Yo No!”(“Not I!”)
Dijo = said
“Entonces lo haré yo,”dijo la gallinita roja.
(“Then I will do it,”said the little red hen.)
“¿Quién cocerá pan de este trigo?” preguntó.
(“Who will make bread from this wheat?” she asked.)
“¡Yo No!”(“Not I!”)
Dijo = said
“Entonces lo haré yo,”dijo la gallinita roja.
(“Then I will do it,”said the little red hen.)
“¿Quién comerá el pan de este trigo?” preguntó.
(“Who will eat the bread from this wheat?” she asked.)
“¡Yo!”
Dijo = said
“No. YO lo voy a comer,”dijo la gallinita roja.(“No. I am going to eat it,”said the little red hen.)
TPR and TPR-S
Total Physical Response (TPR)
Physical movement to respond to verbal input
No verbal response required until students are
ready
Total Physical Response Storytelling (TPRS)
Uses vocabulary from TPR
Students listen to and watch stories, act them out,
revise and retell
History and Theoretical Background TPR -- Asher TPR-S -- Blaine Ray Childhood / first language acquisition theories The right brain / left brain divide Krashen -- comprehensible input,
affective filter Vygotsky -- scaffolding Cummins Interactive Pedagogy Principle
Procedure for TPR
Students do actionswith teacher
Expansion activitiesVariationsPractice
New vocabularyintroduced
and demonstrated
Students respondto teacher commands
as a group and individually
Studentsgive the
commands
Procedure for TPR-S
“Hand” TPR
ComprehensionChecks
Mini-situation(3-4 TPR words)
Mini-story (15-20 TPR vocabulary words)
Main story (5-7 mini-storiescombined)
Advantages of TPR
Easy to implement and no translation is needed
Minimal prep Any age Less stress for students Interest Effective input Perfect for team teaching
Disadvantages
Not ideal for more advanced learners or shy students
Use of the imperative may lead learners to use inappropriate or rude language in the future
Largely teacher-directed without attention to individual interests
Questions or Comments?