WorksheetsTotal Physical Response
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 8mins
Which is the TPR Theory of Language?
A structuralist, grammar-based view of language.
Rather conventional, although memorization of whole meaningful texts is recommended.
Language is a system of rule-governed structures hierarchically arranged.
Which is the TPR Theory of Learning?
Habit formation: skills are learned more effectively if oral practice precedes written; analogy, not analysis.
Learning occurs through suggestion when learners are in a deeply relaxed state.
L2 learning is the same as L1 learning; comprehension before production is "imprinted" through carrying out commands (right brain functioning); reduction of stress.
Which is the TPR Main Objective?
To deliver advanced conversational competence quickly. Learners are required to master prodigious lists of vocabulary pairs; the goal is understanding, not memorization.
Teach oral proficiency to produce learners who can communicate spontaneously and clear with native speakers.
Control of structures of sound, form, and order, mastery over symbols of the language: goal-native- speaker mastery.
How is the TPR Syllabus?
Graded syllabus of phonology, morphology, and syntax. Contrastive analysis.
Ten unit courses consisting of 1,200-word dialogues graded by vocabulary and grammar.
Sentence-based syllabus with grammatical and lexical criteria being primary, but focus on meaning not form.
What Type of Activities does the TPR Method require?
Question and answer, role-play, listening exercises under deep relaxation.
Imperative drills to elicit physical actions.
Dialogues and drills, repetition and memorization, pattern practice.
What is the Learner Role during a TPR session?
Must maintain a passive state and allow the materials to work on them rather than vice-versa
Listener and performer, little influence over the content of learning.
Organisms that can be directed by skilled training techniques to produce correct responses.
What is the Teacher Role during a TPR session?
Active and direct role "the director of a stage" plays with students as actors.
Create situations in which the learner is most suggestive and present material in a way most likely to encourage positive reception and retention.
Central and active teacher dominated method. Provides model, controls direction and pace.
What type of Materials does the TPR Method suggest?
Consists of texts, tapes, and music. Texts should have literary quality and exciting characters.
Primarily teacher-oriented. Tapes and visuals, language lab often used.
No basic text: materials and media have an important role later. Initially, voice, action, and gestures are sufficient.
