Total Physical Response

It is a language learning method based on the coordination of speech and action. It was developed by James Asher, a professor of psychology at San Jose State University, California. It is linked to the trace theory of memory, which holds that the more often or intensively a memory connection is traced, the stronger the memory will be. Some objectives of this method are: teaching oral proficiency at a beginning level, using comprehension as a means to speaking, using action-based drills in the imperative form, that are reached with the response of physical movements made by the students to a specific comand, like the game Simon says, where the teacher say something to do and the students should response it.