David,
James Asher (I believe) is a central person connected to TPR. Sorry, I
don't have references but I bet if you did a google with TPR and his
name, you could find something. I've seen limited succes with teaching
vocabulary in foreign language situations and have heard of similar
successes in second language teaching. Generally speaking, it's a
command based (i.e. using 'imperatives') approach to teaching language
where students follow the directions that the teacher provides (e.g.
Touch your nose, Walk to the window, Pick up the blue crayon).
hope this helps- cheers
jim
David Preiss wrote:
>Sorry, David, it was not me...
>David
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>home page: http://pantheon.yale.edu/~ddp6/
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: David H Kirshner [mailto:dkirsh@lsu.edu]
>Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:46 AM
>To: xmca@weber.ucsd.edu
>Subject: TPR Reference
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>In a posting of 2 or 3 weeks ago, someone (David Preiss was it you?) gave
>an off-hand reference to a particular foreign-language teaching method
>called Total Physical Response which they characterized as behaviorist in
>its orientation. I'd very much like to track down a reference to TPR that
>makes that same claim. Can you help?
>Thanks.
>David Kirshner
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>Louisiana State University
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