A Study on the Effectiveness of TPR and TPRS in Short-Term Chinese Language Training at the Beginner Level

摘要

TPR and TPRS enjoyed worldwide popularity among language instructors. An empirical research was carried out in a Summer Program targeting children and teenagers followed by another study targeting adults. The learning results are productive with the overall development of learners' language abilities, which leads to a conclusion that the two language teaching methods are effective for teaching Chinese as a foreign language on a short term basis. However, the instructors face great challenges in application and further studies are required.