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TPR
There are multiple methods and ways for a teaching style, and one of the
techniques is TPR( total physical responses), and how can a teacher send
information that he/she get it. Total Physical Response is a method of teaching
which can combine the English vocabulary meaning with actions, pictures, and
objects (Brown, 2001: 29). TPR is a language teaching method built around the
created this method? How he created it? how TPR works? I will add also some
theory that linking to this method. What a teacher and students role in this
method? And I will give some of the examples that I saw it in the teaching
practicum. When can the teacher use this method? advantages and disadvantages
of using this technique and at the end of the essay, I will give my opinion.
at San Jose State University. He found that by observing parent talking to their
example when a father of the infant starts to speak with his baby by saying look
at daddy and infants start to return his/her face to the direction. ( Graciela.B,
26Jan2010). In this phase, infants listen and answer by actions. Dr.Asher made
by listening. Also, we can find that there are principles of using TPR method in
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the classroom: teachers use an instruction approach with students- its also build
with action. The biggest point behind this theory is to develop a memory of
words and connected to action in imagery, so it let students must save the visual
image or action that related to the word that they learned. The goal of TPR is to
learning a second language. There are three elements of Total Physical Response
will be in action mode so they will get a quick response from teacher
teacher say stand up and talk to your friend how they are today its let
students learn how they can ask people in politely way how they are feeling.
Secondly, Speech acts and role play students can get a benefit learning with this
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jump, setdown, standup, run, walk. When someone said TPR, suddenly they
think that is all about learning by dance and song while its about body
movement.
In the TPR technique students and teacher have a role according to (stephenseifert, n.d.).
Students roles are: have to improve their listening skills- students will
were cultivated trust and fun in the classroom- teacher is responsible to build
students knowledge during TPR activity- teachers need to have a plan to slowly
Teachers can use this technique for students in the class by saying the
word and model it, for example, the teacher says jump and model it with
students in the first time by the time when teacher repeat it many time students
will understand and feel confident with a word. This technique can help a
technique to set the circle time and go back to the desks. In the TPR students
sing a song together while they move from their desk to the carpet. Firstly,
teacher said we are going to the... and students completed carpet and start
to sing a song while they moving tow little feet go tap tow little hand go clap
if you are ready to line one turn around go to the carpet and sit- down " and they
completed with 3 more group after students finish and they are all sit-down
students say we are ready all of us lets start our circle time. Then teacher start
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with them a circle time, and when a children finish from a circle time they have
to sing to back to the set line 3 stand up line 3 goodbye its time to change and
try new things and they complete with 3 more groups too.
words about body parts and actions which were: (put your hands up, put your
hands down), I tried to change my voice during said these with acting with
them at the first time. So for the second time, they move their body while Im
singing and try with to do with them a little beat. Even when I introducing
in the class.
The advantages of using this technique are not suitability a particular age
and including all the student's levels, it helps students to learn fast and easy for
memorable by using actions that related to the word. Students can also enjoy
during a lesson and make it more active because they will move their body and
change their mood. It has a benefit for the teacher because its spare no expense
of preparing, so teachers will not lose money or papers for TPR because its
depend on the creative side of the teacher. Its good method for kinesthetic
On the other hand, there are some disadvantages of using this technique
too. Firstly, in this method, teachers cant explain everything. It also doesn't give
a chance for students to creative and showing their ideas and thoughts. Some
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personality are shy so they will not accept to do the actions in front of their
actions and speeches. In my opinion, we can say that this method is useful but a
teacher has to change her/his style of teaching way because sometimes it will
not work and if its overuse students will feel bored (Asmarani, 2013). In this
essay, I discussed TPR and what is the theory behind it and how its work with a
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