Total Physical Response

In EAL lesson, firstly we have created a lesson plan using TPR (Total Physical Response) and then we have applied it to Czech students. At the end of the lesson, our students could still remember what we had taught them in Turkish. In my opinion, it is very useful method to teach language because students can easily recall the target words on the ground that they have used their kinesthetic intelligence.

Testing methods
Name of the activity	Basic movements
Level	Beginner
Duration	15-20 minutes
Materials needed	Gestures and facial expressions
Skills trained (e.g. listening, speaking, reading, writing, communicating)	Listening, communicating
Class organisation (e.g. pair work, group work, etc.)	The whole class, and a volunteer student
Procedure Please explain in as much detail as possible	Teacher enters the class; she speaks in target language and gives commands in target language. Students don’t speak anything, just listen to the teacher  and behaves according to the teacher’s commands
Variation How can the activity be adapted to more skilled/less skilled pupils?	More skilled pupils can be given more complicated commands for example; if teacher  would like to teach grammar rules, she/he can use this dialogue : Teacher : Kristina walk to the blackboard ( Kristina gets up and walks to the blackboard) Teacher : Class, if Kristina walked to the blackboard, stand up (The class stands up )   And less skilled pupils can be given less complicated commands For instance; Teacher can give easier imperatives Teacher: stand up (The class stands up) Teacher: sit  down (The class sits down)
Didactical considerations What are the learning objectives (which linguistic forms do you teach)?	The general objectives of Total Physical Response are to teach oral proficiency at a beginning level. Comprehension is a means to an end, and the ultimate aim is to teach basic speaking skills. A TPR course aims to produce learners who are capable of an uninhibited communication that is intelligible to a native speaker. Specific instructional objectives are not elaborated, for these will depend on the particular needs of the learners. Whatever goals are set, however, must be attainable through the use of action-based drills in the imperative form.
Made by                                                                    Emine Güneş, Arda Dilovan Işık, Bahar Gül, İlknur Ülker