TPR-Total Physical Response

By Marelvy Hernández

What does TPR mean?

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TPR is a teaching method that built around the coordination

of speech and action., language through phsysical

(motor) activity

Characteristics/Procedure

Review

New commands

Role reversal

Reading & writing

Teaching Activities

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*Imperative drills are the major classroom activities*Role plays*Slide presentations*Reading and writing activities

Role of the student

*Listeners and performers*They listen and respond physically to commands given by the teacher*They have little influence over the content of learning*They are expected to recognize and respond to novel combinations of previously taught items.

Role of the teacher

*He decides what to teach*Director of a stage*He models and presents the new materials*He is courage to be well prepared and well organized so that the lesson flows smoothly and predictably.

Advantages of TPR

*Students enjoying moving around the classroom*Not preparing long hours before the lessons*Effective for both adult and young learners*No stress*Target language

Disadvantages of TPR

*Best suitable for beginners*Challenging for shy students*Rude and inappropriate language of the learner

Activity “Tell the story”

Lion

Little mouse

Paw

Jaws

King

Ran away

Hunters

Tree

Crying

Hero

Friends

The end