SUGGESTOPEDIA

 

SUGGESTOPEDIA

     Stimulates the whole person

     Undo blocks

     Goes rapidly forward

     Gives creative solution

     Encourages relaxation

     Strengthens self-image

     Talks to all the senses

     Optimizes learning

     Propagates talent

     Enhances learning

     Dramatises material

     Includes pictures, music and movement

     Addresses the whole person

·       Harnesses the power of positive suggestion.

·       Objective: Help the learners to reach communicative competence.

·       A teaching method based on the idea how the human brain works and how we learn most effectively. It includes a rich sensory learning, a positive expectation of success and the use of a varied range of methods like dramatized texts, music, active participation in songs and games, etc.

·       Georgi Lozanov, a Bulgarian doctor and psychotherapist: “Learning is a matter of attitude, not aptitude”

·       Classroom Set-up: Armchair, Light is comfortable; Everything is bright and colorful; Posters;  Music; The teacher speaks confidently; The teacher leads the class in various activities involving the dialog, for example, question-and-answer, repetition, and translation; The teacher should integrate indirect positive suggestion (there is no limit to what you can do) into the learning situation.

·        Classroom Technique:

ü  Fine Arts is one of the ways the students’ mental reserves are stimulated is through integration of the fine arts-music, drama, or paintings.

ü  The teacher gives the students the impression that learning is easy and enjoyable.

ü  The learners achieve a state of ‘infantilization’ so they will be more open to learning.

ü  Choosing a new identity

ü  This enhances students’ feeling of security and allows them to be more open.

ü  Positive suggestion: Direct suggestion Indirect suggestion

·       Role of the Learners: respect and trust the teacher -consequence students feel more comfortable -secure and they learn better

·       Teacher Roles: Teacher is the source of all information -shows confidence - respect and encourages face-to-face exchange and activity participation

·       Role of Materials: Texts, tapes, classroom fixtures and music. Texts should have force, literary quality and interesting characters.

·       Advantages: 1. Students feel more relaxed. 2. language learning comes more effective than method. 3. they learn 3 or 4 times quicker than conventional method 4. there is an affective atmosphere. 5. activates mental potential and student feel responsible for their own language.

·       Disadvantages: 1. some can find classical music boring and irritating than stimulating. 2. exaggeration of rhythm may be perceived odd and illogical, there may be physical. 3. financial and environmental limitations.

·       Conclusion: Learning is facilitated by environment and music. 2. Teacher is the authority. 3. Psychological barriers are removed. 4. In texts target language and its native language are given.