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Zuiikin’ English or officially Eikaiwa Taisō Zuiikin’ English (英会話体操 Zuiikin’ English, Eikaiwa Taisō Zuiikin Ingurisshu) is a Japanese television series originally aired in 1992 by Fuji Television. Eikaiwa, Taisō and Zuiikin mean English conversation, gymnastic exercises and voluntary muscles respectively. The series is a spoof borrowing the formats of both English conversation lesson and gymnastic exercise programs. The series consists of 12 episodes.

Total Physical Response (TPR) is a method developed by Dr. James J. Asher, a professor of psychology at San José State University, California, USA, to aid learning foreign languages. The method relies on the assumption that when learning a second or additional language, that language is internalised through a process of codebreaking similar to first language development and that the process allows for a long period of listening and developing comprehension prior to production. Students respond to commands that require physical movement. TPR is an ESL/EAL behaviourist minded teacher’s main tool.

Aerobics is a particular form of exercise. Aerobics classes generally involve rapid stepping patterns, performed to music with cues provided by an instructor.Group exercise aerobics can be divided into two major types: Freestyle Aerobics and Pre-choreographed Aerobics. In the eighties, aerobics fashion trends were over-sized off-shoulder sweaters, tights, leg warmers, headbands, crimped hair, and sports bras.

Zuiikin’ English Official Site (Japanese)

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