21 TPR seems to work effectively for children and adults. There is no age
barrier. according to Asher.
5. The Disadvantages of TPR
Whilst it can be used at higher levels TPR is most useful for beginners. It is also at the higher levels where preparation becomes an issue for
the teacher. Students are not generally given the opportunity to express their own
thoughts in a creative way. It is easy to overuse TPR. Any novelty, if carried on too long, will
trigger adaptation. Asher writes, No matter how exciting and productive the innovation, people will tire of it.
The teacher may find that it is limited in terms of language scope. Certain target languages may not be suited to this method.
It can be a challenge for shy students.
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C. The Relevant Study
This section is devoted to the previous study specially those deal with the teaching of grammar and vocabulary using total Physical Response TPR, to
prove that teaching imperative sentences through TPR was succeed at MTs. Islamiyah Sawangan, the writer gave two examples of people who used TPR and
all of them can achieve the target but in different material. They are:
Abdul Rohim 102014023775 2009, Teaching Preposition of Location
Based on Total Physical Response TPR An Experimental Study at SMP Islamiyah Sawangan Depok. He has analyzed and evaluated an aspect in
teaching preposition location through TPR. It shown that the use of TPR in teaching preposition location has good influence, and that all are indicated on the
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http:en.wikipedia.orgwikiTotal_Physical_Response.
22 result of the research. It can be seen from different of mean score of the post-test.
TPR method can be understood easily in studying preposition of locations.
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In line with the Abdul Rohim’s findings, Rizqi Amalia 100014018045 2009
. Teaching Vocabulary through Total Physical Response A Pre-
experimental Study at the third grade students of SDN Margajaya V Bekasi Selatan. Her result of the research states that TPR has shown positive significant
difference in vocabulary teaching and learning process. It can be seen based on the students’ post-test scores in learning vocabularies by using TPR are higher
than the students’ pre-test that don’t use TPR method. Next, TPR also can improve the students’ interest in learning English vocabularies because the
students felt interest in learning, felt fun, enjoy and can reduce their stress in learning English.
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Different from the previous skripsi that have been explained above, the writer focuses on the using Total Physical Response TPR of teaching imperative
sentences in conducting the Classroom Action Research CAR to develop students’ ability in using imperative sentences.
D. The Conceptual Development of Action
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