The Effectiveness of the Total Physical Response (TPR) Method in Improving the Mandarin Vocabulary Skills of 4th-Grade Students at “X†Elementary School in Surabaya

Jesslyn Laydra Efendy and Budi Hermawan
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Jesslyn Laydra Efendy: Faculty of Literature and Language Education, Department of Mandarin Language Education,Widya Kartika University, Jl. Sutorejo Prima Utara II/1, Surabaya 60113
Budi Hermawan: Faculty of Literature and Language Education, Department of Mandarin Language Education,Widya Kartika University, Jl. Sutorejo Prima Utara II/1, Surabaya 60113

International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, 2025, vol. 9, issue 3s, 1105-1116

Abstract: In this research, the author uses the Total Physical Response (TPR) method to teach directional vocabulary in Mandarin. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of this method in improving the Mandarin vocabulary of fourth-grade students at a private elementary school in Surabaya. This final research provides an overview of the learning process using the Total Physical Response method, which focuses on enhancing students’ vocabulary skills. This research is a quantitative study in which student test results are collected, processed, and compared. The final results indicate an increase in the class average from the pre-test to the post-test by 53.3 points, demonstrating that the fourth-grade students at SD “X†Surabaya showed improvement in their understanding of the taught vocabulary. To further increase the success rate of TPR implementation, teachers can design this method in the form of a game.

Date: 2025
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