TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE

Group members:Camila OlivaresVíctor QuiñonesSebastián ArriagadaTamara Aguilera

Universidad Alberto Hurtado

Education department

English Pedagogy

Methodology I

WHAT IS TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE?

James Asher (1977)

Association of language with physical activity

- Memory increased if it is stimulated through association with motor

activity

Teacher Student

STUDENTS’ FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS

- To reduce stress and anxiety

- Feelings os succes and low anxiety facilitate

learning

- With actions, the learning process is made as

enjoyable as possible.

ROLE OF NATIVE LANGUAGE

- TPR is introduced in the students’ native language,

but then it is not used.

- Students are not allowed to speak L1 in L2.

- Then, meaning is made clear through body

movements,

SKILLS

Listening Performing Learning

No verbal response is necessary until students feel comfortable

enough to venture verbal responses.

After students overcame the fear of speaking out, classroom

conversations and ther activities proceed as in any other

communicative language classroom.

As TPR theory simulates L1 acquisition, similar

parameters when correcting should be considered.

The teacher should follow the example of parents giving

feedback to their children.

At first, parents correct very little, but as the child grows

older, parents are said to tolerate fewer mistakes in

speech.

WHEN I’M MOVING, I’M LEARNING

- Responding to certain commands

- No verbal response needed

- "Memory is increased if it is stimulated or traced

through association with motor activity"