5/Learner s Roles in TPR

Learner s Roles in TPR
The learner has the central role in TPR. He can listen and perform
the commands physically and he can monitor and evaluate his own
progress. Moreover, the effective learner has high self-esteem motivation,
a low level of anxiety, a feeling of involvement and engagement. As a
result of the TPR method, pupils will be able to:
1. Follow simple instructions in English.
2. Understand short stories and situations through pictures.
3. Understand simple situations by listening to audio material.
4. Talk about themselves.
5. Ask simple questions in English.
6. Have basic conversations with other pupils.
7. Begin to write using English script.
8. Count, play game and sing songs in English.
9. Interact communicatively while performing games and creative
tasks. Thus, we can sum up such roles as follows:
1. A participant in the activities.
2. A negotiator within the group.
3. A language user.
4. A knowledge-seeker learner.
The learner has the central role in TPR. He can listen and perform
the commands physically and he can monitor and evaluate his own
progress. Moreover, the effective learner has high self-esteem motivation,
a low level of anxiety, a feeling of involvement and engagement. As a
result of the TPR method, pupils will be able to:
1. Follow simple instructions in English.
2. Understand short stories and situations through pictures.
3. Understand simple situations by listening to audio material.
4. Talk about themselves.
5. Ask simple questions in English.
6. Have basic conversations with other pupils.
7. Begin to write using English script.
8. Count, play game and sing songs in English.
9. Interact communicatively while performing games and creative
tasks. Thus, we can sum up such roles as follows:
1. A participant in the activities.
2. A negotiator within the group.
3. A language user.
4. A knowledge-seeker learner.