Category Archives: TPR

TPR in adult classes

Posted on 04/01/2013 by alexcase

Gestures and body languages in adult EFL classes, mostly to teach other language. If you like anything here and want more, please support TEFLtastic.  Although Total Physical Response started as a methodology for teaching adults, the term TPR is nowadays mainly used as a way … Continue reading →

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Christmas and New Year teaching ideas 2008

Posted on 01/12/2008 by alexcase

UPDATE: Much expanded and reorganised Xmas page with 42 articles and worksheets now here: Xmas and New Year materials/ ideas

Posted in Adverbs of frequency, Business English and ESP, Cross cultural training in EFL, Cultural differences/ cultural training, First conditional, Food vocabulary, Future perfect, Going to for future plans, Going to for predictions with present evidence, Grammar games, Language of negotiation, Modals of deduction, Passives, Past continuous, Photocopiable worksheets, pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Present simple/ continuous, state and action verbs, Technical English, TPR, video, Vocabulary games, Will for predictions | 3 Comments

The Alternative TEFL Jargon dictionary Part 11

Posted on 06/07/2008 by alexcase

Anthropological linguists- Studying the feuds and other interactions of linguists as if they were a Papua New Guinea tribe Contrastive analysis- trying to work out what the picture on a bad photocopy is when asked to talk about it in … Continue reading →

Posted in Linguistics, applied linguistics and SLA, Teaching English in Asia, TEFL, The Silent Way, TPR | Tagged , | Comments Off on The Alternative TEFL Jargon dictionary Part 11

Changing your accent with your whole body

Posted on 09/03/2008 by alexcase

“Only half of the activations in the brain were to do with the speech and language areas. The voice is not just coming from your lips. It’s coming from the whole body and you need to think about that when … Continue reading →

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Putting the grammar back into Xmas

Posted on 03/12/2007 by alexcase

UPDATE: Full list of Xmas ideas and materials now here. Putting the seasonal cheer back into grammar (and putting the grammar back into Xmas) Some of you might be thinking that the problem with Xmas today is an excess of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cultural differences/ cultural training, Flashcard games, Grammar, Grammar games, Lesson planning, links, Listening, Modals, Modals of deduction, Pairwork and groupwork, Passives, Photocopiable worksheets, pre-school/ kindergarten/ very young learners, Present simple for routines etc., Present tenses, Songs with adults, Teaching low levels, Teaching young learners, TEFL, TEFL games, TPR, Using songs with kids | 2 Comments