A Study of the TPR Method in the Teaching of English to Primary School Students

• Published in: Theory and practice in language studies Vol. 8; no. 8; pp. 1087 - 1093
• Main Author: Shi, Tingting
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Academy Publication Co., LTD 01.08.2018; Academy Publication Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Education; Elementary education; Elementary School Students; English (Second language); English as a second language; English as a second language instruction; English as a second language teaching methods; Language Acquisition; Learning Processes; Methods; Second language instruction; Study and teaching; Teaching Methods; Linfen China; China
• ISSN: 1799-2591; 2053-0692
• DOI: 10.17507/tpls.0808.25

In order to use TPR teaching method effectively in primary school English class, this paper uses the experiment method, two groups of students from Experimental primary school in Hongdong County of Linfen City are selected as the experimental subjects. In the process of the experiment, one group of students are taught by the TPR teaching method, another group of students are taught by the common traditional teaching method. The data from this experiment shows that the TPR teaching method is a more effective method. On the basis of the above research, this paper comes to a conclusion that the use of TPR teaching method will greatly enhance the students’ learning efficiency. Through the research of this paper, the author hopes to deepen teachers’ understanding of the TPR teaching method, the teacher can use the TPR method to carry on the teaching in the class and help students to learn effectively.