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What is the abbreviation of TPR?
William Glasser, a psychiatrist who is the theoretical basis of TPR teaching method, points out that "happiness" is the basic demand of human beings, and people like activities that can provide them with physical, cognitive and psychological happiness. If there is no happiness in learning activities, it is difficult for students to participate. Truly following the principle of "making activities full of happiness", Jame Asher, a professor of psychology at San Jose State University in California, founded "Total Body Response" (TPR), which is a teaching method of teaching foreign languages through body movements. Its theoretical basis includes developmental psychology, learning theory and humanistic pedagogy.