Suggestopedia Flashcards
Suggestopedia Definition
Desuggestopedia is a specific set of learning recommendations derived from Suggestology
1) Science concerned with the systematic study of the nonrational and nonconscious influences
Suggestopedia Developer
Bulgarian psychiatrist-educator Georgi Lozano
1) Yoga = Altering states of consciousness
2) Soviet psychology = The use of rhythmic breathing
Suggestopedia Characteristics (5)
1) Harness these influences and redirect them to optimize learning
2) Decoration /Furniture /Arrangement of the classroom
3) Music
4) Authoritative behaviour of the teacher
5) Memorization in learning by Suggestopedia seems to be accelerated 25 times
Role of Music in Suggestopedia (3)
1) Facilitate the establishment and maintenance of personal relations
2) Bring about increased self-esteem through increased self-satisfaction
3) Energize and bring order
Suggestopedia Approach (4)
1) Emphasis on memorization of vocabulary pairs
2) Whole meaningful texts
3) Suggestion
4) Six theoretical components
Emphasis on memorization of vocabulary pairs (2)
1) Target – Native
2) Lexical translation is stressed
Whole meaningful texts (2)
1) Not to vocabulary memorization
2) Acquiring habits of speech
Suggestion
Create a constant set up access to reserves through concentrative psycho-relaxation
Six theoretical components of Suggestopedia
Authority Infantilization Double-planedness Intonation Rhythm Concert pseudp-passiveness
Authority
People remember best and are most influenced by info coming from an authoritative source.
Infantilization (Parent-Child)
The learner takes part in role playing, games and songs
Double-planedness
The learner learns from the environment in which the instruction takes place and from the effect of direct instruction
Intonation, Rhythm and Concert pseudo-passiveness
Induced a relaxed attitude in the learner
Suggestopedia Objectives (2)
1) Deliver advanced conversational proficiency quickly
2) Suggest students that they set such goals for themselves
Suggestopedia Syllabus (3)
1) 30 days / 10 units of study / 4 hours / 1200 words
2) Students are expected to speak extempore rather than from memorized lines
3) Written tests
Parts of the Class in Suggestopedia
1) Oral review section
2) New material is presented and discussed
3) Séance and concert session
Suggestopedia Activities (4)
Listening activities
Imitation
Question and answer
Role play
Learner’s Role (2)
Maintain a pseudo-passive state
Immerse themselves in the procedures of the method
Teacher’s Role (3)
3) Create situations in which the learner is most suggestible and to present linguistic material in a way most likely to encourage positive reception and retention by the learner
2) Show absolute confidence in the method
3) Display fastidious conduct in manners and dress
Suggestopedia Procedure
1) Previously learned material is used as basis for discussion
2) New material is presented and discussed
3) Concert pseudo-passiveness
Micro-studies
Focused on grammar, vocabulary and precise questions and answers.
Example: What should one do in a hotel room if you get stuck in the bathroom?
Macro-studies
emphasis on role playing and wider-ranging language. Example: Describe what jotería is
New material is presented and discussed
1) Looking over a new dialogue and its native language translation to discuss issues of important grammar/vocabulary/content
2) Conducted in the target language but students can answer in whatever language they feel comfortable with
3) Students view it as interesting and undemanding
Concert pseudo-passiveness
1) Music is played in a quiet room. Teacher enters into the mood of the music and reads a text as students read along.
2) Music is played and the teacher reads again, this time the students just listen
Suggestopedia Conclusion
1) There are techniques and procedures in Suggestopedia that may prove useful in a foreign language classroom
2) The art of language teaching will benefit very little from the pseudo-science of Suggestology
3) Suggestive-desuggestive ritual placebo-system
