Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Teachers' Understanding Towards The Use of Total Physical Response in Salatiga

TEACHERS’ UNDERSTANDING TOWARDS THE USE OF TOTAL PHYSICAL
RESPONSE IN SALATIGA
Sweety Desembery
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Abstract
The focus of this study was to explore the knowledge of ten young learner teachers by
looking at what they have known about the method they applied which called TPR. This
study was done to answer the research question “To what extent teachers’ understanding
towards the use of Total Physical Response in Salatiga?” This study used semi structured
interview as the research method and the result of this study were: a). The young learner
teachers still have limited view toward the use of TPR, b). TPR activities used by the teachers
in the classroom are varied, c). The classroom management becomes the teachers’ challenge,
d). The teachers’ creativity is needed when applied TPR in the classroom, and e). TPR can be
used to teach science and mathematics.
Key words: Total Physical Response (TPR), Total Physical Response Activities