 Re: Teaching English in French primary schools
Another great thing about TPR is that kids who don't "get it" can simply look around, see what others are doing, and imitate them. They don't have to be corrected by the teacher or anyone else and they quickly learn to associate the phrase with the correct physical response. The students eventually start using the English phrases, too. If someone isn't listening, or doesn't respond to the TPR "command", the other kids will repeat, for instance, "Stand up! Stand up!".
I even use TPR to focus a lesson when students get distacted or off task. I give a series of commands that get them moving, then say "Sit down. Look at me." and continue on with the task at hand that wasn't working well before the TPR break.
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