The Method

THE METHOD

Dr. James J. Asher, developed in 1970s The Physical Response Method, better known
has TPR. This method was created because Dr. James realized that 95% of secondary
language students where dropping their classes, and so he realized that he needed to
create a non-stress class.
“It is an approach to teaching language based on the idea that if you have to do
something physical in response to language, then learning is more meaningful, and
you learn faster”.
The Method it’s based on the idea that we can learn a second language the same
way we learn the first language, through the same natural processes. Parents have
“language/body conversations” with their babies, the parent gives the child some
instructions and the child physically responds to this.
So the point is that the teacher presents the new vocabulary in action. For example, if
we are teaching the word Laugh I could talk about this word by laughing all the time,
and the students would then mirror.

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