2. THIS METHOD
WAS DEVELOPED
BY JAMES ASHER .
IT IS BUILT
AROUNDTHE
COORDINATION
OF SPEECH AND
ACTION
3. IT IS BASED ON SEVERAL
TRADITIONS:
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
LEARNING THEORY
HUMANISTIC PEDAGOGY
LANGUAGE TEACHING PROCEDURES
4. WHICH IS ASHER’S POINT OF
VIEW?
ADULT LANGUAGE = PARALLEL PROCESS
TO L1 ACQUISITION.
THE USE OF COMMANDS WITH YOUNG
LEARNERS.
AFFECTIVE FACTORS ARE IMPORTANT.
5. TPR APPROACH
IT REFLECTS A
GRAMMAR-BASED
VIEW OF LANGUAGE.
ASHER STATES THAT
IMPERATIVES CAN
HELP TO LEARN
GRAMMATICAL
STRUCTURES AND
VOCABULARY.
IT IS LINKED TO
STIMULUS-RESPONSE
VIEW AND TO TRACE
THEORY OF MEMORY
IN PSYCHOLOGY.
6. The bio-program:
L1 AND L2 PARALLEL PROCESS
Listening competence developed before the ability to
speak.
Listening comprehension acquired because of the
physical response to commands.
Once listening comprehension is established, speech
evolves naturally.
7. Brain lateralization:
Right hemisphere Left hemisphere
children acquires language
through motor movements
Right hemisphere activities
must occur before the left
hemisphere can process
language for production.
watch and learn
8. Reduction of stress:
Successful language learning →
the absence of stress
First language acquisition →
takes place in a stress free
learning
Adult language environment
→causes stress and anxiety
9. THE KEY TO STRESS
FREE LEARNING IS:
*tap into bio program for language
development and recapture
* the relaxed and pleasurable experience
of first language.
11. OBJECTIVES
teach oral proficiency at a beginning level
comprehension and speaking skills
produce learners capable of an inhibited
communication.
use of action-based drills in the imperative form
12. SYLLABUS
Grammatical and lexical criteria.
Fixed items ease of differentiation and
assimilation. Students assimilate 12 to 36
lexical item.
13. ACTIVITIES
* Imperative
drills.
*Conversational
dialogues
delayed after 120
hours of
instruction.
*Role plays and
slides
presentations.
14. LEARNER
Listener and performer
Recognize and respond to combinations of items.
Monitor and evaluate their own progress.
Encouraged to speak when they feel ready.
15. TEACHER
Active and direct role.
Provide the raw material for the "cognitive map“.
Provide the best exposure so that learners internalize
the basic rules of language.
Feedback to children
17. ASHER’S COURSE
Asher provides a lesson by lesson account of a course
taught according to TPR principles.
It was for adult immigrants and consisted of 159 hours
of classroom instruction.