TPR teaching methods used on Mandarin class

陸亞運

With the deepening of China's reform and opening up and rapid development of economy， China is in its new look To take more and more people from all walks of life's attention from all over the world. As the carrier of Chinese culture Chinese have also been attracted worldwide attention. More and more people are involved in the wave of learning Chinese， Chinese Teaching is sweeping the world. However， due to the teaching methods and teaching ideas， many students have learned For many years， still bitter sigh Chinese difficult to learn Chinese. There exist in the traditional classroom teaching modern Chinese in the book Knowledge as the standard， teachers as the standard， in many aspects， such as lesson plans for standard， this kind of condition Led directly to the Chinese class in the form of a rigid and atmosphere depressing， produce the consequences of learning efficiency is low. yan Heavy influence the communication effect of the teaching of Chinese and Chinese culture. The author in a ACAMIS research by accident Please access to TPR teaching method at the meeting. This kind of teaching method in the Spanish and English teaching A great success.

TPR （Total Physical Response） ， also known as the whole body reaction method. Is by the U.S. SAN jose state university psychology professor James Asher to create a language teaching method. a A language is to follow the law of second language acquisition. Natural law refers to the second language acquisition： “In the case of natural or instruction have learn by consciously or unconsciously absorb the master the language The process of a language.”specifically include two types： one is the second language acquisition in daily communication So that through direct communication with native speakers and learning a second language； The second is the second classroom teaching Language acquisition， namely by the teacher in theclassroom teaching and learning a second language. James Asher based on human nature the regularity of second language acquisition， combining with his own research， explore the TPR teaching method. This kind of teaching method suitable for second language teaching.

TPR teaching method is based on the science of pedagogy， psychology， and physiological basis New method of teaching language. Because of its design take the student as the center， with good relationship between teachers and students The foundation， students focus on their own more attention and is linked to his classroom. So it's easy to make students In classroom teaching， learning with rapt attention. Not only let the students master the knowledge very soon， And to maintain a long memory. It is also a kind of new type communicative situation teaching method， Language functions as the core， clear emphasis on the students' practical ability of oral communication to cultivate the students' communication Habits and communication skills. All this teaching method is suitable for teaching Chinese as a foreign language.

TPR teaching method is a kind of based on the scientific theory of language teaching， its apparent Teaching is characterized by teacher verbal instructions issued for instructions （or a third person by telling a story）， at the same time Demonstrate their corresponding meaning， body movements to help learners understand the instructions， wait for learners to charge Points to understand the meaning of statements， and then use body movements gives the right response. This kind of body language The combination of speech sound language teaching method is very unique， so that the students in the learning process， through reason Sign language， increase the self-confidence， learning a second language to grasp taught the language Capacity and reasonable to use the language communication ability. At the same time， it conforms to the language learning“Before said”linguistic rules， when students learn a foreign language， effectively release tension. Learn also Becomes more relaxed， students feel more confident.

Through sufficient theoretical arguments of this paper and detailed teaching practice. TPR teaching is not only comfortable English， Spanish second language teaching， it is more suitable for Chinese teaching， can be used In teaching Chinese as a foreign language. The author will be aimed at next TPR on the negative impact of Chinese teaching To do further research， in view of the cause， a detailed analysis， find out the solution， further make the TPR The application of teaching method in teaching Chinese as a foreign language is more perfect.

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