total physical respon

1. 1. Anastasya Elvira
2. Kadek Putri Pradnyawati
3. Made Ayu Nita Yundari Dewi
GROUP 4

2. TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE
(TPR)

3. language teaching method built around the coordination of
speech and action; it attempts to teach language through
physical (motor) activity
What is Total Physical Response?

4. 1. Imperative drills are useful classroom activity in TPR
2. Learners plays main roles. One is a listener, while the other is a
performer. They listen attentively and respond physically to the
teachers command
3. Learners need to respond individually as well as collectively, as they
have minor influence on the content of learning. This content will be
decided mainly by the teacher
4. At the beginning of learning, students are expected to recognise and
respond to novel combinations of previously taught items. These novel
utterances are recombinations of constituents the teacher used for
direct training
example, in the classroom, students will follow the teacher. The teacher
directs students with "Walk to the table!" and "Sit on the chair!". These
are familiar with students since they have practiced responding to them.
Moreover, students are also to produce novel combinations of their own.
CHARACTERISTIC OF THE METHOD
OF TPR

5. 1. The TPR instruction is easy to implement and no translation.It
helps both students and teacher make the transition to an English
Language Environment
2. No disadvantage for academically weak students: TPR does not
depend on the "left or right brained", as it gives all students a
chance to shine in a new environment
3. Lowers students affective filter and stress level: TPR does not
require a spoken response from students. Also, if this was carried
out effectively, students always understand what is happening
during the Total Physical Response method, which results in
increasing their confidence level and lowering their affective filter.
4. The repetition acts as a disguise, where there will be more effective
input. A skillful use of Total Physical Response allows us to drill
language targets repeatedly without losing students interests
ADVANTAGES OF TPR

6. 1. Students who did not use these things may
find it embarrassing. This may be the case,
where the teacher prepared students to do
some actions, the students feel happier about
copying
2. When teacher uses TPR, they will have trouble
teaching abstract vocabulary or expressions
DISADVANTAGES OF TPR

7. 1. vocabulary connected with actions ( smile,
crop, headache, and wriggle)
2. teaching grammatical items ( tenses,
past/present/ future) and continuous aspects
(Every morning I clean my teeth, I make my
bed, I eat breakfast)
3. classroom language (Open your books)
4. instructions (Stand up and touch your nose)
THE APPLICATION OF TPR IN THE
CLASSROOM