actively through movement, the right brain “believes” the information and retains it, in the same way that skills such as swimming or riding a bicycle are remembered long term.
Asher sees TPR as directed to right-brain learning, whereas most second language teaching methods are directed to left-brain learning. Asher holds that the child language learner acquires language through motor moveme
learning
Right-hemisphere activities must occur before the left hemisphere can process language for production
An important condition for successful language learning is the absence of stress.
Asher has elaborated an account of what he feels facilitates or inhibits foreign language learning
1.Review :
This was a fast-moving warm-up in which individual students were mo
inform TBI
- structural, functional, interactional models
■ Lexical units are central
- lexical phrases, sentence stems, prefabricated routines, and collocations
■ Focus on conversation
- speaking and trying to communicate is basic for SLA in TBI
▣ Theory of learning
■ Tasks provide both the input and output processing
■ Task activity are motiva
What is the role of the teacher? And students?
Facilitator
Adviser
Co-communicator
Communicator
Responsible manager of their own learning
Communicator
Responsible manager of their own learning
Communicative activity
(game, role play, problem-solving task)
- For truly communicative
: Information gap, Choice, Feedback
Authentic material
Small groupsa
While-reading activities Scanning the text and find the details from the given text <Activity 1> - PW
*This activity aims at students’ finding information from the reading text
T: “Okay, everyone. We are going to learn two different expressions in the textbook. Take out your textbook. Look at page p.38-40. This text is about useful expressions ‘Achilles’ heel.’ and ‘Pandora’s bo