User talk:Dieuam

TPR
Hi there Dieuam, and thank you for your contributions to Total Physical Response! It was a really interesting section that you wrote, and I really enjoyed reading it. As you may have realised, I have also reverted it to the previous version. I normally don't like to revert the contributions of new users, especially seeing as James Asher, the inventor of TPR, also wrote books about using the right side of the brain in Maths teaching; however, I'm afraid that your contribution, fascinating as it is, violates a number of Wikipedia policies. I think the most important of these is the policy of not allowing original research. This means that we can't develop a theory by ourselves and put it on Wikipedia - we can only write about theories already published in reliable sources. I noticed that there was no mention of TPR in any of the sources you included, and if the sources don't claim that what you wrote is connected to TPR in some way, then neither can Wikipedia. Also, the policy of undue weight is also relevant here. TPR is primarily known as a language teaching method, and so the amount of text that Wikipedia devotes to it should primarily cover language teaching. Now, the section on language teaching is not perfect by a long shot, so I think there is significant room for leeway here; still, I think it is probably a little bit too long. Finally, there is the policy that Wikipedia is not a how-to guide. In your addition I noticed passages like "Divide class into two groups. Arrange for two desks where a member from each group will sit and be able to run for the board to put down their answer." These are telling the reader how to do something, but the aim of Wikipedia is to describe, rather than proscribe. Sorry to be nit-picky about your contribution, and please don't think that I am rejecting it outright - on the contrary, I think we should definitely have a similar section in the article. I very much encourage you to submit a new version, bearing in mind the points I have made here. Also, if you need any advice on this or anything else on Wikipedia, then please ask me, and I will be happy to help. You can ask me here, or on my talk page. All the best. —  Mr. Stradivarius ♫ 07:11, 9 September 2011 (UTC)