What is TPR?
Thermoplastic rubber, are a class of copolymers or a physical mix of polymers (usually a plastic and a rubber) which consist of materials with both thermoplastic and elastomeric properties. While most elastomers are thermosets, thermoplastics are in contrast relatively easy to use in manufacturing, for example, by injection molding. Indaily life more
Popularized in the 1960s and 70s by James Asher (1977), TPR represented a revolutionary departure from the audiolingual practice of having students repeat the teacher’s utterances from the very beginning of their first lesson and whenever new material was introduced later on. Asher recommended that beginners be allowed a silent period in which they learn to recognize a large number of words without being expected to say them. The vocabulary presented at this level usually consists of action verbs and phrases such as “walk,” “run,” “touch,” “point to,” “give me,” “go back,” and the names of concrete items such as “floor,” “window,” “door,” “mouth,” “desk,” “teddy bear,” and “banana.” About 150 words are presented in the first five or six weeks, and at least three new terms per lesson can be expected to become part of a learner’s active vocabulary during any lesson, even though they may not say them until later. The teacher begins by uttering a simple command such as “walk to the window,
Related Questions
- TPRs historical focus has been on digital printing technologies. Can these technologies be effectively applied to non-printing applications?
- If intellectual property is developed that appropriately belongs to the customer, can TPR file patents to protect that IP?
- Does TPR do embedded computer product design and development?
