Hello Andrew, I teach in Japan and sometimes hear references to TPR. However I think the image that most teachers have of TPR is limited to the Head,...
I am wondering if anyone will be presenting on this at the Conference. Melinda? The Call of papers is currently open so if you are interested in submitting a...
Hello Aimee, Thank you for your e-mail and information. much appreciated. I think you a right about most teachers thinking that TPR is just "Head and...
Cynthia, Thank you for forwarding this message. I believe the number idea came from Pam Kaatz. It's a great way to introduce then and does work for other ...
Hello, Melinda has been having problems with her computer and is unable to log on to the group. We have been writing back and forth via e-mail but I thought I...
Hello Melinda, Your post just made my day! Someone from another listserve introduced TPRS in January and I've been hooked every since! Like you I teach...
Hello Aimee, I see you have already signed up for the listserve. I don't know why but I'm having trouble using it. It says that I'm not a member. So until I ...
Hello Melinda, ... Hello Aimee, Happy New Year ! I'm so glad that you wrote to me as I had some major computer problems and when my computer was finally up and...
Melinda, Thank you so much for sharing your materials. The books are fabulous and very professionally done! I liked your idea of including questions in the...
elementary TPRS Posted by: "kellyziegler" kellyziegler@... kellyziegler Sat Aug 5, 2006 8:45 am (PST) Hi to everyone I hope you've all had a wonderful...
6a. Warm Ups for Japanese and Teaching Characters Using TPRS Posted by: "washington_sensei" washington_sensei@... washington_sensei Mon Aug 14, 2006...
Re: Warm Ups for Japanese and Teaching Characters Using TPRS Posted by: "Veronica Pryce" washington_sensei@... washington_sensei Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:01 pm...
Sensei sama, Hello, my name is Kathy B. from Las Vegas, Nevada, and I've been teaching Japanese I-IV via TRPS for two years now. It's so much fun, I would...
Kathy, Welcome to the group! Wow an AP Japanese class! I had to wait til university to even take a Japanese class. It's great to hear that more schools are...
I know there are only a handful of Japanese teachers out there but I thought I would include some information I got from the web. There is a book to help...
Regarding the contextualized kanji book Aimee mentioned, I just ordered it. When it comes in, I can review it for everyone. Cheers, Kathy Breshears ... ...
Dear Ronnie, (and anyone else who is wondering how to approach hiragana and other writing systems), When teaching the hiragana, I begin in the first week of...
Dear Japanese TPRS teachers, If you look over to the left of the screen, you'll see a link to a file folder. This is a spot where we can upload files for...
Hello everyone! Since we are still a small group I was wondering if we could post a short introduction about ourselves so that we can learn a little about each...
Dear Melinda, Thanks for your email. This is a great idea. I'm Kathy B. from Las Vegas, Nevada. I've been teaching Japanese for nine years in a large high...
Hello Katherine, Great to hear from you. To be honest with you I'm also having trouble with Personalization. I don't know where I'm suppose to fit it in. Do ...
I am Susan Gross from Colorado Springs, CO. I am a retired French and Spanish teacher. I do not know Japanese, but I hope to do a workshop in Japan next year....
Personalization is part of step one (establish meaning.) So you use the phrase that you are teaching but you ask questions of students using that phrase....
Hi Susan, It would be great to get some help! I do personalized questions and answers with my students when I'm introducing the guidewords and vocabulary for...
Hello Susie, Thanks so much for your help. I'm using Blaine's Look I Can Talk series. The sentence structure I'm working on is from lesson 4 "want to have". If...
Yikes, I have been out of town until last night and I leave again tomorrow. So I offered help at a really awkward time! Here is how to do PQA. Just take the...