Language Teaching Methods: Comprehension Approach/TPR

Language Teaching Methods explores various methodologies of English language teaching. This was a joint project by Diane Larsen-Freeman and the U.S. Information Agency and was produced in 1990. This video demonstrates the Comprehension Approach/TPR (Total Physical Response) with Kathleen Graves.
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[@winfreyalyssa9584]

It's a good way to present new language items, especially phrasal items to command

[@victorhugodasilva7285]

So, I guess we all learned from this video that the TPR Method should only be used at the beginner levels to help them acquire vocabulary and build some comprehension skills. It doesn't mean it should be used throughout the entire course, but it's just one part of it.

[@andresgarciacastro1783]

Completly agree. Wider approaches aren't very suited to level 0 students.

[@barantopal8278]

credit to our saviour HASSAN

[@SiingitanMohammed]

Thanks to discuss by this style to give education

[@robertogarciazevallos3186]

Teacher didn't understand the question (11.57). The students wants to know what the teacher says "dust cloth" and the word "toilet". She said "isn't it like a 'small toilet". She wasn't talking about "duster". The student was confused about the word "toilet" which is similar to "towel" (not sure if her 1st language was Spanish, so the word would be similar to "toalla") or maybe she was thinking of "toilet paper". If I were the student, I would be more confused with that answer because the teacher gave me another different word (duster) I wasn't asking about. I think the teacher should have explained the student that the word she was using "toilet" has a different meaning or complete it with "toilet paper".

[@intoarut]

I think the teacher did understand what the student was trying to convey: she said that *it's hard to find dusters so usually we just use a dust cloth*. The teacher was trying to elicit "duster" when the student said "toilet". We don't use toilet paper for house cleaning. If I had been the teacher, I would've been confused with that option to clean the house...

[@DIMAMelchior]

I love this strategy

[@suzaneveiga2023]

I use TPR with my students all the time, because I teach young learners. I think that for adults it could sound a little strange...

[@kochan8759]

It’s very effective teaching tactics

[@brunocoriolano]

I do like the idea applied in the TPR method, but I guess it only works when you have starter and elementary students. It is kind of boring when used in the most advanced levels, right? Another negative point, in my opinion, is that students do not have the chance to speak the language there are studying. It’s a lot of TTT. I suppose that one month using this method would demotivated any student.

[@Tommixist]

You can always tell them to prepare their own TPR microlesson with some interesting verbs to teach others.

[@zlatnikaras]

Not sure if that is TPR but i used movement in the learning process once we covered the vocabulary. We moved the tables out of the way asked for a confident student he went to the end of the classroom, the others took paper sheets with a word on one side and translation on the other, they slowly walk in a row toward him/her and has to translate the word correct before they reach him, if he fails they go to the back of the row and flip the paper sheet if he is correct they leave the row, after a minute or two, someone else switches places with the student

[@moon-cd9to]

this helped me a lot, thank you!

[@syedaalia7300]

Kindly share the video of GTM

[@ahmadroshan7803]

l enjoy from this class thanks

[@SiingitanMohammed]

Good teaching method

[@andresgarciacastro1783]

For earlier stages of the learning process, definitly.

[@ethanlinton1159]

i think this method can teach to the children and basic or beginner

[@PhilipSpencer74]

The students are capable of talking a lot more than they do. One woman asked a question that demonstrates they are certainly capable of speaking English. And don't we normally teach the imperative in TPR on the first day of class?

[@miguelrivoch]

This was justa demostration of TPR.

[@victorandresaguilarrevello2126]

That great

[@InglesporMinutoconAnthonyMartz]

So students are competent enough in the target language to understand everything the teacher says but they need to learn these very basic commands?

[@victorhugodasilva7285]

I don't think they're very basic commands. Also, they don't need to understand everything the teacher says, just the general meaning of what she's saying.

[@AnthonyTaylor-o5j]

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[@wombassmusic3785]

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[@2010douggy]

This class was a monologue. I get it when it is part of the class to respond fisically to commands, but imagine students doing that for almost an hour. They didn't develope any conversation or whatsoever. Besides that they spent all this time and learnt just a few words?

[@quetepasaclarin11]

and tell me how would you teach a very basic level?

[@strahinjamacesic3974]

No. You missed the point. They did not learn the few words, but acquired them. Huuuge difference.

[@sevincmuradova6391]

I dont like to clean the house😀

[@helenxalil333]

Well done .iam from Kurdistan

[@VertigoFiles]

where the fuck is there there is no such a country as a kurdistan you fucking piece of shit

[@fatima5524]

@@VertigoFiles Be respectful. Kurdistan is in Iraq. You should read more rather than judge.

[@Teacher_Sam]

Omg, This is ridiculous. I feel sorry for adults there. I can't even imagine what they thought of this class, doing that sort of things. .....

[@thumerman2683]

You need to read asher book

[@ArulPalanisamy]

This is not an approach...but a cockroach....🪳