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SD Negeri 09 Teacher’s Response toward
TPR Application in English Classroom

THESIS
Submitted in partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Luky Kurniawan
112009103

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014

SD Negeri 09 Teacher’s Response toward
TPR Application in English Classroom

THESIS

Submitted in partial Fulfillment
Of the Requirements for the Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan

Luky Kurniawan
112009103

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014

Abstract

This study explores teacher’s response of SD Negeri 09’s toward TPR application in
English classroom. TPR was a method that engages with various sources, for example
intonation, gestures, body language, facial expression, and social context similar like
the language itself. Moreover, TPR is a language method that based on physical
responses and built among coordination of action and speech which is mean students

could learn effectively through action and physical responses. The study was designed
as a descriptive study conducted to an English teacher who taught one class that
consisted of 40 students. The researcher observed five times on teaching English that
applied TPR. Data was collected via observation protocol and oral interview. The
result from the study showed that correct responses appear more often rather than
other responses. At last, the researcher hopes that this study would be useful for
English teachers to minimizing possible mistakes and problems that may come up in
their teaching.
Keywords: Teacher’s response, TPR application, English classroom