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• Q1 What are the principles of TPR?

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• Natural method
• The principle of TPR may be seen in the
  interaction of adults and infants in intimate
  caretaking transactions. Observations of infants
  show that most babies internalize, through body
  movements, an intricate linguistic map of how the
  language works before the infant is ready to
  talk. Language acquisition is clearly a linear
  progression with comprehension first, then
  production (Asher, 2001)

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• Brain lateralization
• The left brain does not want the student to
  take risks because the person may make a mistake.
  The right brain, for comparison, encourages
  playfulness without fear. The right brain tells
  the student Take a chance!. You wont go to
  jail! Enjoy it! Just start doodling in this new
  language.

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• Q2 What is the teachers role?

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• The teacher provides raw material for the
  cognitive map that the learners will construct
  in their own minds.
• The teacher refrains from too much correction in
  the early stages and as the learners speech
  becomes fine-tuned, more teacher intervention
  is expected.

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• Q3 What are the advantages disadvantages of
  TPR?

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• Advantages
• It is fun and easy
• It is good for kinesthetic learners who need to
  be active in the class.
• It does not require a great deal of preparation
  on the part of the teacher.
• It is a good tool for learning vocabulary.
• Class size does not need to be a problem.
• There is no age barrier.
• TPR is aptitude-free, working well with a mixed
  ability class.

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• Disadvantages
• It is not a very creative method. Students are
  not given the opportunity to express their own
  views and thoughts in a creative way.
• It is easy to overuse TPR.
• It is limited, since everything cannot be
  explained with this method. It must be combined
  with other approaches.