TPR = Total Physical Response
According to the website http://www2.vobs.at/ludescher/total_physical_response.htm, "Total Physical Response (TPR) is a language teaching method built around the coordination of speech and action; it attempts to teach language through physical (motor) activity.... Total Physical Response is linked to the 'trace theory' of memory in psychology, which holds that the more often or the more intensively a memory connection is traced, the stronger the memory association will be and the more likely it will be recalled."
According to this methodology, associating a gesture or body movement with a word will increase the probability that it will be remembered. Include activities, games, and songs in which students respond physically to the teacher’s commands (Simon Says, “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”, etc.).
Another example of how to use gestures: When teaching the word small, have your students use their hands to show something small (what small looks like). They make the gesture and repeat the word.
I enjoyed watching this short video about teaching using TPR. I hope you do too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f7GxA084EI
Click HERE for another video that illustrates TPR!
According to the website http://www2.vobs.at/ludescher/total_physical_response.htm, "Total Physical Response (TPR) is a language teaching method built around the coordination of speech and action; it attempts to teach language through physical (motor) activity.... Total Physical Response is linked to the 'trace theory' of memory in psychology, which holds that the more often or the more intensively a memory connection is traced, the stronger the memory association will be and the more likely it will be recalled."
According to this methodology, associating a gesture or body movement with a word will increase the probability that it will be remembered. Include activities, games, and songs in which students respond physically to the teacher’s commands (Simon Says, “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes”, etc.).
Another example of how to use gestures: When teaching the word small, have your students use their hands to show something small (what small looks like). They make the gesture and repeat the word.
I enjoyed watching this short video about teaching using TPR. I hope you do too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f7GxA084EI
Click HERE for another video that illustrates TPR!