Naslov
Total physical response in early English as a foreign language teaching

Autori
Kuhar, Romana

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Ocjenski radovi, diplomski rad, diplomski

Fakultet
Učiteljski fakultet

Mjesto
Zagreb

Datum
13.11

Godina
2018

Stranica
52

Mentor
Mikulec, Alenka

Ključne riječi
Total Physical Response (TPR), English as a Foreign Language (EFL), young learners
(Total Physical Response metoda, engleski kao strani jezik, učenici mlađe školske dobi)

Sažetak
The aim of this master's degree thesis is to present the Total Physical Response method of language teaching. The use of this method in teaching English to young foreign language learners will be examined more closely. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first part brings the theoretical overview of the English as a foreign language teaching with young learners and the main characteristics of the Total Physical Response method, such as background to the method, results of previous research, roles of teachers and learners, procedure and the downsides of the method. In the second part, research results are presented and discussed. The aim of the research was to determine how much pre-service teachers know about the Total Physical Response method and what their experiences with applying this method to young learners are. Research participants were pre- service teachers, students enrolled in the teacher education study programmes at the University of Zagreb and the University of Padova, whose results have been compared. The results show that the majority of the participants have heard about the Total Physical Response method of teaching English as a foreign language, but not many of them have applied it in their own teaching practice. Comparing the results of the students from Zagreb and the students from Padova it is noticeable that a larger number of students from Zagreb have used this method with young learners. All participants who have used this method reported being satisfied with the learning outcomes, and would recommend its use in English as a foreign language teaching.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Interdisciplinarne društvene znanosti, Filologija

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