TPR: warm-ups as a tool to motivate children in the efl classroom

Abstract

Total Physical Response Method, TPR, is a valid option for improving English classes. It motivates students to participate from the very beginning of the class and throughout the rest of the lesson along with the teacher and peers. That is why we will provide the educator with a booklet which contains a series of warm-ups using the TPR method. That is to say; games where children will have fun while performing physical movements. The use of warm-ups in the classroom has been a good way to motivate children to learn English. Teachers may forget that motivation at the beginning of the class is really important. So this is why this project investigates if the use of TPR method with warm-ups is effective. Previously, we will study a control and a treatment class. These classes both have 16 students each and will be observed to validate this theory. Finally, to get the results, learners will be evaluated through the application of a post-test at the end of both classes.