USING TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE (TPR) IN TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS
Name : Azalea Devi Laes NIM : 2201415136 WA : 085870483114 In the last microteaching, I chose TPR method to teach the students. Total Physical Response (TPR) is a method of teaching a foreign or second language (target language) by developing listening comprehension through a series of commands to which students respond with physical activity. It was founded by James Asher, a professor of psychology, in the late 1960’s and is still considered and used as a valuable linguistic tool in teaching a target language, especially in initial stages of instruction. It combines language and gesture, thus making language acquisition more natural and memorable (Asher 2007; Curtain and Dahlberg 2010; Larsen-Freeman 2004; Morley 2001). Learners are not expected to speak while performing actions, which makes TPR stress-free and suitable for teaching beginners, either young learners, teenagers or adults (Asher 2007). The basic prin...
