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3. why should children or
adults?’
from a lecture by Dr. Asher at Cambridge University, England
4. TPR is…
a method of teaching
language using physical
movement
to react to verbal input in order
to reduce student inhibitions
and lower their affective
filter (stress).
5. The Origins
• TPR was originated by Dr. James J. Asher who is a
professor emeritus of psychology at San José State
University.
• Dr. Asher observed that the dropout rate of second
language students in a traditional program is often as
high as 95%.
• He wondered why so many people have a hard time
learning a second language although almost no one
has no trouble while learning their first language.
6. Dr. Asher came up with a couple
of explanations:
• Many teachers use methods that were
not used while learning the first
language.
• There is often found stress in the
second language learning environment.
7. • Therefore, Asher decided
to create a stress-free
approach to
learning a second
language that used
many methods
found in the first
language
learning experience.
8. • According to Asher, TPR is based on the premise that
the human brain has a biological program for acquiring
any natural language on earth - including the sign
language of the deaf. The process is visible when we
observe how infants internalize their first language.
9. • TPR is offered as an example of a general approach
called ‘comprehension approach’.
• Comprehension approach places the value on the
student’s understanding of the target language, and
thus it emphasizes the listening skills.
• The Natural Approach, like TPR, is regarded as a
comprehension-based approach because of its
emphasis on initial silent period in the production of
language.
10. The Natural Approach
• The NA was developed by Tracy Terrell and Stephen
Krashen in 1977. It came to have a wide influence in
language teaching in the United States and around
the world.
• The most striking proposal of the NA theory is that
adults can still acquire second languages and that the
ability to 'pick up' languages does not disappear at
puberty.
11. • The theory behind the NA implies that adults can
acquire all but the phonological aspect of any foreign
language .
• While learning adults have two paths to follow:
Acquisition and learning. However, children have only
one: Acquisition.
• For Krashen, even Grammar Translation Method is not
as old and traditional as the method of acquiring a
language in its natural environment, a method which
has been used for hundreds of thousands of years.
12. Krashen's Theory of Second
Language Acquisition Hypotheses
• The Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis
• The Natural Order Hypothesis
• The Monitor Hypothesis
• The Input Hypothesis
• The Affective Filter Hypothesis
13. The Acquisition-Learning
Hypothesis
• The Acquired System vs. The Learned System
• Learned competence functions (LC) as a monitor or
editor.
• ‘Learning does not become acquisition.’ Stephen
Krashen
• Grammar study (learning) is less effective than simple
exposure (acquisition).
14. The Monitor Hypothesis
• The relationship between acquisition and learning and
the influence of the latter on the former.
• ‘Fluency’ in second language performance is due to
'what we have acquired', not ‘what we have learned’.
• Three conditions :(1)Having enough time; (2) focusing
on form; (3) knowing the rule.
15. The Natural Order Hypothesis
• Language rules are acquired in a predictable order
and certain rules tend to be acquired before others.
• The implication of natural order is not that second or
foreign language teaching materials should be
arranged in accordance with this sequence but that
acquisition is subconscious and free from conscious
intervention.
16. The Input Hypothesis
• Explains how successful “acquisition” occurs.
• Concerned with 'acquisition' not 'learning‘
• ‘Comprehensible input' should be provided.
(Krashen defined the present “level” as i and the ideal
level of input as i +1.)
17. The Affective Filter Hypothesis
• A number of 'affective variables' play a facilitative,
but non-causal, role in second language acquisition.
• These variables : Motivation, Self-Confidence and
Anxiety.
• People acquire a second language only if their
affective filters are low enough to allow them to
receive adequate input.
18. Asher -> Right Brain Learning
Language acqusition happens through motor movement.
Brain Lateralization
19. Sufficient amount of right hemisphere learning
Language production & other abstract language processes
23. Ultimate Aim: To teach basic speaking skills
Major Classroom Activity: Imperative
Drills
Syllabus: Sentence-based
Primary Roles: Listener – Performer
Feedback: Parent – Children example
Plan: No basic text. Concrete materials and
realia is used instead.
24. Objectives
To teach oral proficiency at a beginning
level and the ultimate aim is to teach basic
speaking skills.
To produce learners who are capable of
free communication, which is
understandable to a native speaker.
25. Syllabus
The syllabus is predictable from the exercises
used in the class: A sentence-based syllabus
with grammatical & lexical criteria being
primary in selecting teaching items.
TPR requires initial attention to meaning
rather than to the form of items. Grammar is
thus taught inductively.
26. Learning Activities
Imperative drills are the major
classroom activity in TPR. Other
class activities include role plays
and slide presentations.
Conversational dialogues are
delayed until after almost 120 hours
of instruction.
27. Roles of Learners & Teacher
Learners have the primary roles
of listener & performer. They
listen attentively and respond
physically to the commands
given. The teacher who has a
direct and active role has the
responsibility of providing the
best kind of exposure to
language.
28. “It is wise to write out the exact utterances
you will be using and especially the novel
commands because the action is so fast
moving, there is usually not time for create
spontenaously.”
-Asher (1977:42)
29. Materials
For absolute beginners lessons
may not require the use of
materials since the teacher’s
voice, actions and gestures may be
sufficient. The teacher can use
basic classroom objects such as
books, pens etc. As the course
develops, the teacher will need to
collect new materials. These may
include pictures, realia, slides,
word charts.
33. Review
• Teacher gives a summary
of the last lesson.
• Teacher repeats the
verbs/items etc. that
were learned in
the previous lesson.
34. New commands
• Giving the commands.
• Three commands at a time.
• Varying the sequence of
commands.
35. How much of a language
can be taught
through the use of
imperatives
36. An Advanced Lesson of TPR
Teacher: Rachel, walk to the blackboard.
(Rachel gets up and walks to the blackboard.)
Teacher: Class, if Rachel walked to the blackboard, stand up.
(The class stands up.)
Teacher: Rachel, write your name on the blackboard.
(Rachel writes her name on the blackboard.)
Teacher: Class, if Rachel wrote her name on the blackboard, sit down.
(The class sits down.)
37. Role Reversal
• Students commanding their teacher and
classmates.
Reading and Writing
• Writing the new items on the board.
38. Some Characteristics of TPR
• Focusing on meaning and comprehension.
• Seated in a semi-circle.
• Great deal of listening and acting.
• Directing a performance in which the
students are actors.
• Verbal response is not necessary.
• Humor is easy to introduce.
• Teacher always uses the target language.
• Overcoming the fear of speaking
39. Advantages of TPR
• Students enjoying moving around the
classroom.
• Not preparing long hours
• before the lessons.
• Effective for both adult and young learners.
40. Disadvantages of TPR
• Best suitable for beginners.
• Challenging for shy students.
• Rude and inappropriate language of the
learner.
41. ReferencesBooks
• T.Diaz-Rico, L. (2004). Teaching English Learners Strategies and Methods.
Pearson Education, Inc.
• Herrell, A., & Jordan, M. (2004) Fifty Strategies for Teaching English Language
Learners. Pearson Education, Inc.
• D.Moore, K. (2005). Effective Instructional Strategies. Sage Publications, Inc.
• Gonzalez, V., & Yawkey, T., & Minaya-Rowe, L. (2006). English-As-A-Second-
Language (ESL) Teaching and Learning. Pearson Education, Inc.
• Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching.
Oxford University Press.
• C.Richards, J., & S.Rodgers, T. (2001). Approaches and Methods in Language
Teaching. Cambridge University Press.
Web Sites
• http://faculty.ucmerced.edu/khakuta/LAU/ICLangLit/NaturalApproach.htm
• http://naturalway.awardspace.com/articles/article002.htm
• http://www.tpr-world.com
Articles
• The Learning Strategy of the Total Physical Response: A Review
James J. Asher http://www.jstor.org/stable/323182