TTPPRR

TOTALTOTAL PHYSICALPHYSICAL RESPONSERESPONSE

GENERAL APPROCHES TO FOREIGH LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION

Comprehension Approach: Comprehension Approach: listening understanding speaking

Natural Approach: Natural Approach: T uses some pictures & occasional words to convey the meaning in the learner’s native language. Low Affective Filter: Low Affective Filter: T reduces the Ss. anxiety & builds up Ss. Self-confidence. Winitz & Reed’s Self Instructional Winitz & Reed’s Self Instructional Program: Program: Ss. Listen to recordings with pictures attached. Lexical Approach: Lexical Approach: Ss. practice exercises & activities to develop their lexicons of the target language.

TPR (Total Physical Response): TPR (Total Physical Response): Ss. Follow instructions of T without using native language without using native language translation.translation.

WHAT IS TPR?

TPR (Total Physical Response)TPR (Total Physical Response) is the fastest least stressful way to achieve understandingunderstanding of any target language through followingfollowing the directionsdirections uttered by the instructor by the instructor (without using the learner’s native language). Ss. are not to forced to speak, but they can speak, when they are ready to do so. Dr. James J. AsheDr. James J. Asher.r.

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

THE COURSES THAT CAN BE TAUGHT IN TPR

VocabularyVocabulary:: eg: weather conditions or eg: weather conditions or body parts. body parts.

Classroom LanguageClassroom Language:: eg; open your eg; open your book. book.

ImperativesImperatives:: eg: take your time. eg: take your time.

TPR TECHNIQUES

Using commands to direct behavior:Using commands to direct behavior:eg: T: stand up! Ss: (stood up) T: write your names on the board. Ss: (wrote their names on the board).

Role Reversal: Role Reversal: ST SS

Action Sequence: Action Sequence: T gives series of sequential instructions to Ss about for example, writing a paragraph. eg:1.Take out a pen.2.Take out a piece of paper.3.Write your name at the back of the paper.4. Brainstorm ideas in diagrams.5.Write the paragraph.6.Submit the drafts to me.

TPR PRINCIPALS

What are the goals of teachers who use TPR?Reduce Ss. Stress and anxiety and enjoy learning the target

language. What is the role of the teacher? What is the role of the students?Teacher is the director and the students are the imitators. What is the nature of student-teacher interaction? What is the

nature of student-student interaction? T speaks Ss perform S speaks another S performs. What areas of language are emphasized? Vocabulary & grammar

structure embedded in the drilled imperatives. What is the role of the Ss. native language? At the beginning, Ss.

use the native language and after some time they use the target language.

How does the teacher respond to student errors? At the beginning T corrects major errors and as Ss get advanced, T correct the minor errors (indirectly).

AdvantageS

☺It is funfun☺It is easy to implementeasy to implement☺It reducereducess pressure and stress stress for students ☺It is good for good for kinaesthetic kinaesthetic who need to be active in the class☺It can be used in largelarge and small classessmall classes

DisadvantageS

It is onlyonly for young young teenager teenager and childrenchildrenIt is onlyonly for limited courses; drilling drilling and repetitiverepetitiveIt focuses onlyonly on listening listening comprehension and speakingspeaking

CONCLUSION

TPR is language teaching method that learners’ speaking skill through listening to their

teacher and before requiring them to speak, and asking them to

practise using verbal communication accompanied by

physical actions.

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