Received: from dorsai.dorsai.org (teacher@amanda.dorsai.org [206.127.32.130]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.8.5/8.8.5) with SMTP id WAA15274 for <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov>; Sat, 1 Mar 1997 22:14:11 -0500 (EST) Received: by dorsai.dorsai.org (5.67b/23Dec93-Dorsai Embassy) id AA14439; Sat, 1 Mar 1997 22:19:24 -0500 Date: Sat, 1 Mar 1997 22:19:24 -0500 (est) From: ESLTEACHER <teacher@amanda.dorsai.org> To: nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov Cc: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-esl@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: Re: TPR In-Reply-To: <3314B9DE.B55@bastrop.net> Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.91.970301221218.9131G-100000@amanda> Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Status: RO Content-Length: 1219 Lines: 28 On Sat, 1 Mar 1997, Vicki Dow wrote: > I have just joined this listserve and am wondering if any of you have > used TPR (Total Physical Response) for teaching a second language? I > would like to hear how effective, or ineffective, it is. Also, I would > like to know the skill level this curriclum serves. I look forward to > hearing from you! > I use TPR here and there. I have a lot of very skeptical adult students who aren't even very sure that they aren't too cool to clap when we need to clap hands for some reason. But once in a while I get them up and moving around. A fun TPR thing to do when you're in the doldrums is to simply "Do the Hokey Pokey". Simon Says is also fun. I use them with any of my levels I can get to do them, but beginners are usually most fascinated because all of it is new. Meg ESL Teacher "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." Gandhi *********************************************************************** The ESL/EFL/ESOL Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) file is available at: WWW: http://linguistic-funland.com/mele-faq.html Usenet: misc.education.language.english ***********************************************************************
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