Total Physical Response (TPR)

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Total Physical Response

Total Physical Response is a teaching technique whereby a learner (usually young learner) responds to language input with body motions. This could be, for example, the acting out a chant, opinion, etc. One of benefit is that TPR allows for low anxiety learning since students don't have the stress of producing language. 'Robot' is an example of a TPR activity, where the teacher commands her robots to do some task in the classroom. Acting out stories and giving imperative commands are common TPR activities. Great for early stages but difficult to teach complex language.

 

Guiding Principles

1.      Uses psycho-motor systems to teach vocabulary and sentence form

2.      Students not forced to speak until ready

3.      Command forms used to convey information

4.      Builds gradually in complexity

5.      Supports kinesthetic learning style.

Conclusion

Total Physical Response is a teaching technique whereby a learner (usually young learner) responds to language input with body motions.  In this method, students will active, because teacher will give instructions and then students will response.