In addition to the previous roles, the teacher has the responsibility to direct the classroom activities, such as the various kinds of drills,
exercises, modifications of previously learned patters, and so forth. In sum, she is expected to furnish all feasible opportunities for the students to
achieve successful learning.
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d. Technique in TPR
Freeman, provides expanded descriptions of some commontypical techniques that used in Total Physical Response activities, they are as
follows: 1.
Using Commands to direct behavior 2.
Role Reversal 3.
Action Sequence
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4. Advantages and Disadvantages of Total physical response
No method is the best in teaching in the classroom because every method has the disadvantages and advantages, and so does Total Physical Response.
There are some advantages and disadvantages in process of teaching by using Total Physical Response Method.
a.
Advantages
It is fun and easy. Students will enjoy getting up out of their chairs and moving around.
It does not require a great deal of preparation on the part of the teacher. However, some other more complex applications might.
It is tool for learning vocabulary. Class size doesn‟t need to be a problem.
It is memorable. Action help strengthen the connection in the brain TPR seems to work effectively for children and adults. There is no age
barrier. It is relaxing for students and students learn at their own pace.
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Jack C. Richards and Theodore S. Rodgers, op. cit. p.93
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Diane Larsen – Freeman, op. cit. p. 116-117
Based on the citation above, the writer sees that the advantages of TPR are it can elicit fun and make students and can to be active in the
class. And it can be relaxing for students while students learn at their own pace.
b.
Disadvantages
Learners may not enough vocabulary to understand the program. It was only for very beginning level.
TPR may be depressing for students if the teacher is not familiar with the
program. It can be a challenge for shy students.
5. Teaching Preposition of place through Total Physical Response
On teaching Preposition of Place through Total Physical Response, the teacher here just explains the simple preposition to the students, such as an in
front of, on, in, beside, behind and between All of Equipment has been prepared before teaching such and the
students should know the English vocabulary about them.
a. The teacher teaching three preposition beside, behind, between
To begin the lesson the teacher stands beside the chair and the teacher
says, “I stand beside the chairs” then she moves behind the chair and says “I stand behind the chairs” and she moves between the chairs and says “I
stand between
the chairs”. The teacher does these three activities explaining the three prepositions for several times. The teacher gives other
examples with her other equipments. The teacher puts the pen between
two books and says “I put the pen between the books” then the teacher moves the pen beside the book and says “I put the pen beside the books”
then the teacher moves the pen behind the book and says “I put the pen
behind
the book”. The teacher explains for several times. To make the communicative teaching the teacher calls three
students to come to the front of the class as volunteers, they stand up in front of the class facing the other students. The teacher tells the other
students to listen and look at the volunteers the students who come forward in front of the class. They wants to demonstrate the example
before with the students come to the front of the class. If the teacher says
“put the pen between the books” she and the
three students put the pen between two books, if she says “put the pen
beside the book she and the three volunteers put the pen beside the book, if
the teacher says
“put the pen behind the book” they put the pen behind the
book. In the End, the teacher gives the command again, and the
instructions are faster. The teacher says “put the pen between the books”,
“stand up between the chair and the table”, “stand up behind the chair”, “and stand up beside the chair”. The teacher is very satisfied because the
students are able to use the three prepositions of place
b. The teacher teaching three preposition in, on, in front of
To begin the lesson the teacher takes a bag, and three cubes. The teacher says
“I put the cubes in my bag” The teacher puts the cubes in her bag, the teacher says “I put the red cube on the yellow cube” she put the
red cube on the yellow cube. The teacher says “I put the red cube in front
of the green cube” she put the red in front of the green cube. She does the several activities for several times.
For making it communicative, the teacher calls two others students to become volunteers as before. She orders the two volunteers to do the
activity like before. The teacher gives each student three cubes, during the teacher says “put the cubes in the bag” the volunteers put the cubes in the
bag. The students follow what the teacher instructs them. The teacher says “take out the cubes from your bag and put them on the chair”, the two
students put the cubes on the chair, the teacher says “put the red cube in front of the green and the yellow” the two students put the red cube in
front of the green and the yellow cubes. The two students do these activities for several times.
To make the students more active, the teacher tries to practice these activities with all students in the class, the teacher instructs them to take
their books, pens and bags. The teacher say “put your book in your bag” the students follow
her command. The teacher says “take out your book and put in front of your bag” the students response the teacher instruction. And the teacher
says “put your pen in your book” They do what the teacher said. The
students able to do what the teacher commands without any hesitations. In the end to know their understanding in prepositions of place, the
teacher gives the commands and the instructions, the teacher says faster.
The teacher says “put the pen in your book, stand up on the floor, and put the chair in front of
the table”. The students understood the three prepositions of place and the teacher is very satisfied that the students
mastered the prepositions of place. In the last activity, the teacher gives the post-test such as what they
has done before by using total Physical Response method to know the understanding in Preposition of Place through Total Physical Response
method.
