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Total Physical Response A Method to Teach Arabic Language in The Classroom

Total Physical Response A Method to Teach Arabic Language in The Classroom. Beginners Level Majd Elmasri DePaul Star talk Technology. Definition. It is one method that combines information and skills through the use of the kinesthetic sensory system. Benefits.

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Total Physical Response A Method to Teach Arabic Language in The Classroom

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  1. Total Physical ResponseA Method to Teach Arabic Language in The Classroom Beginners Level Majd Elmasri DePaul Star talk Technology July 14, 2009

  2. Definition It is one method that combines information and skills through the use of the kinesthetic sensory system July 14, 2009

  3. Benefits • Students assimilate information and skills at a rapid rate. 2. High degree of motivation July 14, 2009

  4. Tenets/Principles • Understanding the spoken language before speaking • Imperatives are the main structures to communicate info. • Allowed an individual readiness period • Allowed to spontaneously producing the utternace July 14, 2009

  5. Technique 1.The teacher says the commands as s/he performs the action. 2. The teacher says the command as both him and the students perform the action. 3. The teacher says the command but only students perform the action. 4. The teacher tells one student at a time to do commands 5.The roles of teacher and student are reversed. Students give commands to teacher and other students. 6. The teacher and student allow for command expansion or produces new sentences. July 14, 2009

  6. Examples From My Lesson • Raise your hand (yed). • Close your eyes (Ayen) • Bend your knees (rukbah) • Stand on your toes (qadam asabe’) July 14, 2009

  7. Eye (ayen) Nose (anf) Hand (yed) Mouth (fem) Head (ras) Face (wajeh) Ear (authen) Hair (sha’er) Arm (thira’h) Thigh (fakheth) Knee (rukbah) Foot (qadam) Toes (asabe’h el- qadam) Leg (rejil) Neck (raqabah) Shoulders (aktaf) Chest (sadder) Tummy (batn) Fingers (asabe’h el- yed) Elbow (kouh’) External Body Parts Vocabulary July 14, 2009

  8. Further Application • Use TPR to teach Arabic prepositions. July 14, 2009

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