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Total Physical Response

James Aher

1960- 1970

Language learning should start with understanding and then proceed to producction.

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During the

listening, reading and speaking abilities.

Vocabulary, phonological and grammar systems

develops

A method of teaching language using physical movement to react verbal input.

Is

Student's role

Listen carefully and respond physically to what the teacher establishes.

They are teacher's imitators

Teacher's role

The teacher is in active mode since he directs the activities that the students produce.

Select content to work on, choose supporting materials to use, and most of all drive interactions.

The teacher is very creative.

an excellent method to employ with

students who are in the preproduction/silent stage

of language development.

is

somewhat limited within the confines of

a classroom; however, with the use of pictures, and

other types of manipulatives, a resourceful teacher

can bring the outside world into the classroom.

TPR could be

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