Introducing TPRS

[@afborchert]

The background music is distracting and makes it quite challenging to understand anything. Videos like this work best without music.

[@Anand-qb1wp]

Well said. It's a point lost on the editors of many informative videos. It's so distracting.

[@FaridYM]

seriously this is amazing. I don't know any Spanish and never learned it, yet I understand perfectly what you were talking about when it came to Justin Bieber hahaha. This approach is so awesome

[@willhelpforfree]

This is so good I want to cry. So different from the way I have been teaching until now. Thanks for this awesome video!

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

LOVE TPRS. You must go to a TPRS workshop (I don't sell workshops, believe me.) It was life changing.

[@poodalful]

Gah 👌🏻this was so good !! I’m really wanting to learn a language! I’m leaning towards German. This method was something I always thought of so when I saw your video explaining acquired language I was YES!! Also, I’ve always been told you can’t teach an old dog new tricks, you’ve blown that saying out of the water ! Cheers 👏

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

@@poodalful ahhh. Thank you.

[@456lyon4]

Hi Professor Brown. Your TPRS really changed my view on learning language. I am still confused with this class method however and I was wondering if you can explain what you are doing in writing? Plus, sentences you wrote on the board, what are they? Is that what you were asking the class? Little more explanation would clarify my problem. Thanks in advance.

[@naturalgiftstore8761]

Great. What is written on the Ss' papers? When and why do they show it to you... Meaning what? I'd love to get some TPRS workshops. Are there online? And BTW... Why are you not providing some, professor Brown? You have a talent! :)

[@Beery1962]

Why can't schools teach this way? I spent 5 years in school learning French, and my daughter has spent 3 years, also learning French. Neither of us can speak French, nor can anyone else I've met who learned a foreign language in school. Apparently, schools have learned nothing about teaching languages in 40 years. I learned more German in 3 months traveling in Germany than I'd learned after 5 years of French.

[@haywoodgiles713]

Traditional schooling favors a farther, faster, stronger approach. "1000 words taught a semester" sells a lot better than "100 words learned".

[@alexq316]

I liked how TPRS fits well with immersion (as you didn't speak any English). Also, having the chart of words on the board is great to refer to. Also I liked how you gave students question words to hold up and 'interact' with you.... And how you asked for responses to easy questions like numbers. I wonder how you keep the story going or do you already have an idea of how the study is going to turn out?

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

When I was "new" I kept a story in my pocket. Sometimes I did scripted stories that I "wrote out" ahead of time. Now, I do 100% "ask" stories and let the students "lead" the stories. But a lot of times students don't lead well so I always have to be ready.

[@veronicaquintana9390]

Feliz 2021 maestro. Usted es muy ameno en su clase 🙇‍♀️🙇‍♂️🇺🇸🇵🇪

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

Gracias :)

[@christopherrimplington3643]

Is very usefull to actually see a lesson where tprs is used. Better than just a technical explanation of how to do it

[@Rachaelshaw7]

I'm learning Spanish myself and I would love to see more of your class taped

[@gatyus16]

This stupid music drives me crazy. Is it necessary?

[@jonathanaugusto9911]

Muito bom, como faço para aprender língua Inglesa contigo Professor ??

[@josephbacash6949]

Get rid of the background music please your show is good thanks

[@clairegittens3707]

Thanks for this demonstration. I am trying to develop a class where my Japanese students can actually learn English skill as opposed to 15 tons of grammar. I can’t use this as-is, since the students are to shy to stand in the front of the class and be Justin Bieber, but I will have to find a way to adjust it. Maybe with PowerPoint.

[@phil5276]

I am trying to start implementing TPRS in a beginner class. My problem is, in all the instruction on how to use TPRS that I have found online, you always start by introducing a few new words or phrases in the target language and a translation in the students' first language. My problem is, my students are not a homogenous group. They don't all share the same first language and I don't speak any of their first languages. Are there any instructional ressources on how to use TPRS without the use of any first language?

[@N8teyrve]

Are there any courses which actually train teachers to teach this way?

[@456lyon4]

This is a great example of TPRS. Thank you. Could you write a step by step in addition? How many commands, how many words from a magazine and how many words from a storybooks and at what stage do you introduce I+1 method but how. After the session, how should I revise and review ? How often should I review ? Do I recite them? Try to memorize them out loud? By the way, do you have an video TPRS on Mandarin?

[@clairegittens3707]

G. Goni I am researching TPRS right now and just saw some videos from a channel called Hit Chinese with Mandarin TPRS.

[@djvnet]

I'm looking for instructions, in spanish, that describe the TPRS methodology and fundamentals that I can give to a prospective spanish teacher in a language trade. Something that says here's how you can help me and how I'll help you. I know a few spanish speakers in an ESL class, for example who might be up for this exchange. Does anyone know if such a guide exists?

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

There are many videos on "how to TPRS"

[@YourMajesty143]

Look up Adriana Ramirez from "TPRS Storytelling" youtube channel. She has 2 workbooks and plenty of online videos for how she applies the teaching method.

[@andromedaromano-lax917]

Great demonstration!

[@andromedaromano-lax917]

Tiny suggestion: background music got repetitive after a while and made it harder to focus on content. Just a thought for future videos. Loved this!

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

@@andromedaromano-lax917 Thanks :)

[@Hyunju87]

This is really interesting, and awesome video! But as I'm trying to hear the professor, it's hard to hear due to the distance of the mic & music doesn't help :'( but still grateful for this video! Thank you!

[@errafiyyoussef4941]

Good technic Jeff, TPR teach visually student, and that a good idea too to delegate the action to another person, so you can focus entirely on student

[@naturalgiftstore8761]

What is that delegation?

[@thenaturalyogi5934]

Hi it's funny that how languages are taught here is exactly this way. I've always loved our English, Chinese, and Filipino classes because of the stories we read and each class is entirely in the target language from Elementary to High-school, this was the case. I thought that this is how languages are taught all over the world. Now this class was super comprehensible to me since I started acquiring Portuguese 6 months ago and am conversational at a really basic level, introducing myself and talking about daily routines.

[@cant_afford_the_fancy_plants]

This is great! If my teachers had taught in this way I would have been much better off.

[@mahed5807]

Professor Brown, If it isn't too much work, can you please upload this video sin la musica? I'd really appreciate it.

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

Sorry. it's too late :(

[@elledarling33]

Your class looks fun!

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

Thank you. It is soooo much fun.

[@elledarling33]

@@poly-glot-a-lot6457 I wish I could of had you as my teacher in high school! I would have actually learned something! In the process of trying to learn Spanish from the start! Your videos were helpful:)

[@elledarling33]

@@poly-glot-a-lot6457 You said you live in Costa Mesa right? California? I'll be around that area this weekend! I don't know if you'll be available, but would you have time to meet up with me for an hour and I can pay you to tutor me in Spanish?

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

@@elledarling33 Hi. Don't tell anyone but I only tutor for free. I am available early Sunday evening if you like 5.00 pm - 6.00 pm. Email me [e-mail]

[@learnspanishwithfran]

Mi Profesor ejemplo

[@rangulo1972]

Soy hispano hablante nativo...y la verdad me pareció interesante la forma en que el profesor realiza su clase; se deja entender ya que al decir zapatos de tenis, un nativo hispano hablante sabe que se refiere a zapatillas deportivas....pobre Justin..jajajaja....buen modelo para la clase de ese dia....Saludos desde Sudamérica...mi deseo es poder aprender el idioma Inglés haciendo uso de la técnica del profesor.... en vez de "anduvo en bicicleta", sería mejor "montar bicicleta" ya que es bicicleta estacionaria el que hay en el Gym, pero se deja entender el mensaje que desea trasmitir. En el mundo hispano hablante la medida de peso es Kilogramo,lo que es Libra para el mundo anglo parlante. Mis felicitaciones al profesor......

[@jluiscv1757]

😂😂😂😂 great !!!... however, instead of “estupido”, “tonto” is commonly used. In addition, instead of “lleva pantalones cortos”, “usa shorts” is best. Congratulations professor. I liked this story telling session. Learning Spanish with Japanese accent 😂😂😂.

[@freedomjunkie7843]

STOP THE MUSIC!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :0

[@robnyc5461]

I see the teacher giving a show in Spanish, but I would like to see the point where the students speak Spanish. Obviously, they can understand these sentences, but if you ask them to speak them it will be more difficult. Like I studied Italian but I ended up understanding Italian and not being able to speak it or write it. I see in this video a lot of English on the board. Maybe a more advanced level of this method on a video would also help. This is a very basic level.

[@matheusteps]

You don't understand the point of the video. These are basic basic students they are babies in Spanish learning. They don't need to speak right now like babies don't born speaking. Your Italian problem is up to you, I learnt English speaking with family and friends, no grammar, only repeating sentences. You learned Italian with grammar?🤔

[@disblack55]

I love this channel but have to agree with Andreas that on this occasion the music needs to go. Other than that, very interesting video, thank you.

[@Hundertelfer]

Can‘t watch this with this music

[@FilosSofo]

"Mateo quiso demostrar que sabía yoga"

[@alejandrojose3003]

How to make the story since you don't have any textbook

[@kvuppal1]

This class is so lucky!

[@soccerstation3466]

Why music?!

[@Dreevich]

Hi. Thanks for your work. I recently bought TPRS textbook. And I was surprised to know, that Blaine Ray(author of TPRS) prefers translating words over gesturing and showing pictures. It seems to me as wrong, and I was disappointed because I spent 25 dollars on the book.

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

Translating is much faster. Plus some people might not get your drawings. One student may see a bird and another student a car. Translation is faster and crystal clear.

[@Dreevich]

@@poly-glot-a-lot6457 Thanks a lot for your answer! But what's better if I do an online lesson for only one student? Gesturing/drawing vs translating? I ask this because I saw your learning sessions in your film, when you were acquiring Arabic.

[@tomokisakurai7130]

i liked the video but please make those annoying background jingles stop

[@accent77]

Por favor, sin musica la próxima vez. No puedo escucharlo.

[@kristianlykke]

Por qué llamas la chaqueta un saco??? No lo entiendo...?

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

Saco means sport coat. Chaqueta means jacket.

[@kristianlykke]

@@poly-glot-a-lot6457 yeah, my Mexican friend said you use it correctly in Mexican Spanish. We would never say it in Spain :-) Thank for this video, it has inspired me to learn German with TPRS. You are an amazing teacher, I wish we had teachers like u in Europe

[@kennywesley]

@@kristianlykke Almost every Spanish speaking country has different words for tons of clothing and food items... Since they are closer to Mexico, that it probably why he chose the Mexican term.

[@kristianlykke]

@@kennywesley Yeah I realised. I talked to my family about it, and realised that a common word in the Americas for it. Not in Spain though. But my mother who watches telenovelas was like, 'you fool', hahah

[@kennywesley]

@@kristianlykke jajajaja no pasa nada

[@marietravels]

Could'nt understand what they are saying becaus of the backround music.Very distracting .

[@thomaschan7975]

Jeff? I guess you’re called, my dear teacher. I’d like to learn Spanish from you. Chinese is my mother tongue. Besides I acquired English and French; and three other Chinese dialects. I think Spanish is an interesting language to acquire; ez singing Spanish songs with the amazing trilling rrrrrrr...

[@patrickkeogh844]

Is he trying to speak spanish with a Japanese accent? :P

[@jluiscv1757]

Patrick K 😂😂😂😂

[@TadeoServin]

Spanish and Japanese have similar phonology.

[@frechjo]

As a native Spanish speaker, I can't hear any Japanese accent on him at all. He does have an accent, but it's more of a 'murican/euro accent, and not too heavy.

[@keithstarkey5584]

Okay, I'm four minutes into this: what the hek is TPRS?

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

Teaching proficiency through reading and storytelling

[@russ2991]

I made 60 seconds in but the music made it impossible to watch.

[@davepook6031]

Content is great but I cant hear what he is saying because of the music.

[@davepook6031]

Actually I had to stop watching, the music is really annoying. But I am going to have to find a TPRS Spanish class, this is how I want to learn.

[@SokuzanBobBrown]

yes PLEASE lose the music

[@LeftToWrite006]

Are these beginner Spanish students? They seem to understand a lot that’s being said, suggesting they aren’t beginners. If that’s the case, it isn’t really a demonstration of the method, even if it the 2nd week of class.

[@poly-glot-a-lot6457]

They are beginners. But to be fair, probably about half of them have had some Spanish at some time in their life (This is Southern California).

[@xilo3012]

@@poly-glot-a-lot6457 you are a very good teacher and funny but i think you could pronounce better some sounds in Spanish because students imitate you. R and T sounds could be better. And so much English accent. Good channel. Your method of teaching is very good. Greetings.

[@franzpeters3824]

@@xilo3012 Spanish is not his mother tongue.

[@xilo3012]

@@franzpeters3824 that's obvious. I just say that he can improve some sounds to teach. The system of teaching is good. But students imitate the professor.

[@franzpeters3824]

@@xilo3012 Yes, but this would be rather difficult for him, because it would affect his fluency. I guess he did not learn Spanish as a child.

[@viscaredtv2301]

stop putting music it's annoying

[@ВикторияВасильева-п2м]

Музыка мешает ужасно, ничего не понятно, что говорят.

[@SL-vs7fs]

Turn off the music! It’s so distracting. A great lesson spoiled. Can you imagine background music playing during a class? 👎👎