TPR (Total Physical Response) | Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching

Teaching a foreign language can be a challenging but rewarding job that opens up entirely new paths of communication to students including TPR (total physical response). It’s beneficial for teachers to have knowledge of the many different language learning techniques including ESL teaching methods so they can be flexible in their instruction methods, adapting them when needed. That's where TPR or total physical response can come in. This is when students are expected to use their bodies to act out new words that they're learning. For example, sit down or stand behind your friend. TPR works particularly well for teaching young learners, especially beginners. Watch along for all the details you need to know about the most popular foreign language teaching methods. Some of the ones covered are the communicative approach, total physical response, the direct method, task-based language learning, suggestopedia, grammar-translation, the audio-lingual approach and more. This video dives deep into using TPR (total physical response) in the language learning classroom. --------------------------- Learn about another language teaching method (grammar-translation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4wITfj_v-A -------------------------- More information about total physical response for language teaching: Check out: https://eslspeaking.org/total-physical-response-tpr/ ------------------------- Want to find out more about TPR? Tips for Teaching ESL/EFL: https://amzn.to/3o9kFCj https://eslspeaking.org/total-physical-response-tpr/ https://www.facebook.com/eslspeaking https://www.pinterest.ca/eslspeaking/ https://www.instagram.com/jackie.bolen/