Speaking in the classroom

Speaking in the classroom. I recently sat through a presentation on TPR and TPRS. I was blown away. I think this teaching strategy provides so many opportunities for the students to create with language. Students can learn in context, exposed to language, and it is amazingly fun. Students are being active in the class, responding to a teachers instruction. Students are learning by doing or responding verbally. Students are not inclined to speak immediately. Rather, allowed to speak at their own pace, which lowers the anxiety level of the students. However, a couple of the limitations for this strategy is if a student is abesent from class and age level appropriateness. The content needs to be aligned to the appropriate level. This strategy can be incorporated with many other strategies for successful speaking activities in the classroom.