1st Edition
Teaching Proficiency Through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS) An Input-Based Approach to Second Language Instruction
By Karen Lichtman
Copyright 2018
42 Pages
by
Routledge
42 Pages
by
Routledge
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This module introduces Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS), an input-based language teaching method. TPRS provides a framework for teaching classes completely in the target language—even those at the beginner level. Through the steps of establishing meaning, creating a story that is acted out live in class, and reading, students understand and use the target language to... Read more
In this module you will explore the following topics:
- comprehensible input
- input-based approaches to instruction
- Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling (TPRS)
- the principles of TPRS
- the three steps of TPRS
- TPRS skills
- techniques that complement TPRS
- current research on TPRS
Biography
Karen Lichtman is Assistant Professor of Spanish Linguistics and Director of Teacher Licensure in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Northern Illinois University, USA.
