Using "Total Physical Response" with Young Learners in Oman

Autor/in	Al Harrasi, Kothar Talib Sulaiman
Titel	Using "Total Physical Response" with Young Learners in Oman
Quelle	In: Childhood Education, 90 (2014) 1, S.36-42 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0009-4056
DOI	10.1080/00094056.2014.872513
Schlagwörter	Teaching Methods; Second Language Instruction; Nonverbal Communication; Holistic Approach; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Relevance (Education); Instructional Effectiveness; Responses; Observation; Curriculum Evaluation; Interviews; Singing; Imitation; Active Learning; Listening; Vocabulary Development; Textbooks; Teacher Qualifications; Language Teachers; Oman + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Non-verbal communication; Nonverbale Kommunikation; Holistischer Ansatz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Relevance; Relevanz; Unterrichtserfolg; Beobachtung; Curriculum; Evaluation; Curriculumevaluation; Lehrplan; Rahmenplan; Evaluierung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Gesang; Aktives Lernen; Hörvorgang; Zuhören; Wortschatzarbeit; Textbook; Text book; Schulbuch; Lehrbuch; Lehrqualifikation; Language teacher; Sprachunterricht
Abstract	Among several approaches to teaching and learning a foreign language, Total Physical Response, or TPR, is one that simulates the way children naturally acquire their mother tongue. Instructors give commands to students in the new language, and students respond through gestures. This article showcases a language learning project that the Ministry of Education in Oman adopted in collaboration with the University of Leeds, using TPR to make English language learning simulate real-life situations. It explores the effectiveness of the curriculum and examines the extent to which TPR has yielded its expected results in this particular context. The article also considers the limitations of using a singular approach to second and/or foreign language learning. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10