1. TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE
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2. Total Physical Response
(TPR)
 What is TPR?
TPR is an approach to teaching a second
language, based on listening linked to
physical activities which are designed to
reinforce comprehension.

3. Total Physical Response
(TPR)
 W is the connection to the classroom?
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 TPR is not always dancing and singing songs!
Generally, we refer to body movement with
instruction to engage learners.
 Students learn by identifying a certain key point to
some action.
 TPR can be used for all curriculum, literacy, science,
math, and so on.

4. Total Physical Response: The
Idea
 Total Physical Response is a language
learning method based on the coordination of
speech and action. This method of learning
was developed by James Asher.

5. The Approach To Total Physical
Response
 According to Asher, some views :
 Second language learning is parallel to first
language learning and should reflect the same
naturalistic processes.
 Listening should develop before speaking.
 Once listening comprehension has been
developed, speech develops naturally and
effortlessly out of it.
 Adults should use right-brain motor activities,
while the left hemisphere watches and learns.

6. When do we use TPR?
 Vocabulary connected with actions (smile,
chop, headache, wriggle)
 Tenses past/present/future and continuous
aspects (Every morning I clean my teeth, I
make my bed, I eat breakfast)
 Classroom language (Open your books)
 Imperatives/Instructions (Stand up, close you
eyes)
 Story-telling

7. How can we use TPR in class?
 In the classroom the teacher plays the role of
parent.
 It is more effective if the students are standing
in a circle around the teacher and you can
even encourage them to walk around as they
do the action.

8. The Secret of Learning
 There is a secret to this way of learning in
many age groups but one that is more
acknowledged is that of an infant learning their
first words.
 When a parent says “Look at daddy”, and the
baby turns to the father and the father then
responds, this becomes a “Language-Body
Conversation.” Although the child is not yet
speaking they are internalizing the patterns
and sounds of the target language.

9. Advantages
 It is fun and easy.
 "TPR is aptitude-free." according to Asher. It is
inclusive working well with a mixed ability
class.
 It is good for kinesthetic learners who need to
be active in the class.
 It is a good tool for building vocabulary.
 It is memorable. Actions help strengthen the
connections in the brain.

10.  It can be used in large or small classes.
 It doesn't require a lot of preparation or
materials.
 It is very effective with teenagers and young
learners.
 It involves both left and right-brained learning.

11. Disadvantages
 While it can be used at higher levels TPR is most
useful for beginners. It is also at the higher levels
where preparation becomes an issue for the
teacher.
 Students are not generally given the chance to
express their thoughts in a creative way.
 It is easy to overuse TPR. "Any novelty, if carried
on too long, will trigger adaptation." Asher writes,
"No matter how exciting and productive the
innovation, people will tire of it.“
 One of this method flaws is that when a teacher
uses TPR in their lesson, they will have trouble
teaching abstract vocabulary or expressions.
 TPR can be ineffective if the teacher uses it for a
long period of time without switching it with other
activities that help teach the target language.