Total Physical Response & TPR Storytelling

1. Total Physical Response & TPR Storytelling Lisa Venable TESOL METHODS I Portland State University February 10, 2010

2. La Gallinita Roja (The Little Red Hen)

3. Érase una vez... (There once was...) ...una gallinita roja que encontró un grano de trigo. (...a little red hen that found a grain of wheat.)

4. “¿Quién plantará este trigo?” preguntó. (“Who will plant this wheat?” she asked.)

5. “¡Yo No!”(“Not I!”) Dijo = said

6. “Entonces lo haré yo,” dijo la gallinita roja. (“Then I will do it,” said the little red hen.)

7. “¿Quién regará este trigo?” preguntó. (“Who will water this wheat?” she asked.)

8. “¡Yo No!”(“Not I!”) Dijo = said

9. “Entonces lo haré yo,” dijo la gallinita roja. (“Then I will do it,” said the little red hen.)

10. Con tiempo, agua, y sol, creció el trigo.(With time, water, and sun, the wheat grew.) “¿Quién segará este trigo?” preguntó. (“Who will harvest this wheat?” she asked.)

11. “¡Yo No!”(“Not I!”) Dijo = said

12. “Entonces lo haré yo,” dijo la gallinita roja. (“Then I will do it,” said the little red hen.)

13. “¿Quién cocerá pan de este trigo?” preguntó. (“Who will make bread from this wheat?” she asked.)

14. “¡Yo No!”(“Not I!”) Dijo = said

15. “Entonces lo haré yo,” dijo la gallinita roja. (“Then I will do it,” said the little red hen.)

16. “¿Quién comerá el pan de este trigo?” preguntó. (“Who will eat the bread from this wheat?” she asked.)

17. “¡Yo!” Dijo = said

18. “No. YO lo voy a comer,” dijo la gallinita roja. (“No. I am going to eat it,” said the little red hen.)

19. TPR and TPR-S Total Physical Response (TPR) Physical movement to respond to verbal input No verbal response required until students are ready Total Physical Response Storytelling (TPRS) Uses vocabulary from TPR Students listen to and watch stories, act them out, revise and retell

20. History and Theoretical Background TPR -- Asher TPR-S -- Blaine Ray Childhood / first language acquisition theories The right brain / left brain divide Krashen -- comprehensible input, affective filter Vygotsky -- scaffolding Cummins Interactive Pedagogy Principle

21. Procedure for TPR

22. Procedure for TPR-S

23. Advantages of TPR • Easy to implement and no translation is needed • Minimal prep • Any age • Less stress for students • Interest • Effective input • Perfect for team teaching

24. Disadvantages • Not ideal for more advanced learners or shy students • Use of the imperative may lead learners to use inappropriate or rude language in the future • Largely teacher-directed without attention to individual interests

25. Questions or Comments?