Total Physical Response

1. Total Physical
Response
Taken from Larsen Freeman, chapter 8

2. Comprehension Approach
● Natural Approach (Terrell and Krashen)
The aim is to develop basic communication
skills and vocabulary through the meaningful
exposure to the target language.
-Comprehensible input
-Low affective filter
-Students are not put on the spot to speak

3. Comprehension Approach
● The Learnables
-Listen to tape-recorded words, phrases and
sentences while the students look at
accompanying pictures.

4. Comprehension Approach
● Lexical Approach
-Less concerned with student production
-Abundant comprehensible input.
-Students are given exercises and activities
which raise their awareness about lexical
features of the target language.

5. Comprehension Approach
● TPR
-Following directions uttered by the instructor
Aim
+To reduce anxiety.

6. TPR: Techniques
● Using commands to direct behavior.
● Role reversal: Students command their teacher and
classmates to perform some actions.
● Action sequence: As the students learn more and
more of the target language, a longer series of
connected commands can be given