Total Phisycal Response

Total Physical Response was developed in order to reduce the stress people feel when studying foreign languages. one of the primary ways is to allow learners to speak when they are ready. forcing them to speak before then will only create anxiety.
the emphasis of this method is on students' developing basic communication skills and vocabulary through their receiving meaningful exposure to the target language.
the teacher dominates the class and always uses imperative sentence to give commands. teacher should be tolerant of students' errors.
techniques of this method are :
- using commands to direct behavior
- role reversal
- action sequence

this method is usually used to teach young learners.

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