TPR Children's English (Textbook, Teacher's Book, Learning Cards)

Author: "China Primary and Middle School English" CCTV Education Program Department
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Publish Date: 1994-11-01
Features: This book is the main textbook for the TV teaching video "TPR Children's English." It draws on the fundamental ideas of the "Total Physical Response" (TPR) method, developed by the renowned American psychologist James Asher, which he dedicated 20 years to researching. The book combines the psychological characteristics and learning conditions of Chinese children and incorporates many exercise methods from communicative language teaching. TPR teaching methods have been widely used in foreign countries for teaching second languages and foreign languages to young children and primary school students. However, China currently does not have textbooks fully developed based on this approach. The TPR Children's English TV teaching program brings students an active and joyful language learning environment with its cleverly designed textbooks, vivid illustrations, and highly distinctive rhymes, chants, and songs. Children express their understanding of auditory signals through various actions such as touching their noses, drawing little people, coloring, playing hopscotch, playing (dǒu shǒu juàn), and doing crafts, demonstrating their comprehension to teachers, peers, and family members.