Learning Another Language Through Actions. Learning Another Language Through Actions (New 7th edition) by Dr. James J. Asher, prize-winning writer, researcher and teacher. It demonstrates step-by-step how to apply the Total Physical Response (known worldwide as TPR) to help children and adults acquire multiple languages without stress. It includes 150 hours of classroom-tested TPR lessons which can be applied to any language. Answers more than 100 frequently asked questions about TPR. Contains a behind the scenes look at how TPR was discovered in 20 years of research funded by grants to Dr. Asher from the Office of Education, the Office of Naval Research, the Department of Defense, and the State of California. In the section “ESL Teaching books” this is an okay book.