Ppt about Suggestopedia

2.  It is a method developed in the 1970s by the
Bulgarian psychiatist educator Georgi Lozanov
(1926-2012).
 It is a teaching method and considered to be
one of humanistic approaches.
 It is a specific set of learning recommendations derived from
Suggestology, ¨a science … concerned with the systematic study of
nonrational and /or nonconscious influences that human beings are
constantly responding to (Stevick 1976: 42).
What is Suggestopedia?

3.  He wanted to eliminate the psychological barriers that people
have when learning.
 This method is used in different fields, but mostly in the field
of foreign language learning.
 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.
 Also, the decoration, the furniture and arrangement of the
classroom, the music and the authoritative behaviour of the
teacher are the most important characteristics.

4.  Lozanov modified techniques for altering states of
consciousness and concentration.
 He described how attentiveness is manipulated to optimize
learning and recall. Lozanov believed most learning takes
place in a relaxed but focused state.
Awake Alert Aroused Agonized
Asleep Aware Attetive Anxious
 He has claimed that most students use only 5 to 10 percent of
their mental capacity and by using this method they can learn
a language approximatly three to five times as quickly as
through conventional teaching methods.

5. 
Theory of Language

6. 
 Authority
- Information and memory are enhanced when coming
from an authoritative figure: teacher.
 Infantilization
- Students regain self-confidence and spontaneity.
 Double- planedness
- Environment is crucial for the learning process.
 Intonation, Rhythm, and Concert Pseudo- Passiveness.
- Tone and rhythm variation helps to avoid boredom
- Music is central since it releases the anxiety and tension,
thus power of concentration is raised.
- Baroque instrumental with string instruments appears
to be the most effective.
Theory of Learning

7. 
 Objectives
 The syllabus
Design

8. 
 Types of Learning and Teaching Activities
* Listening activities concern about the text and text
vocabulary of each unit. (pre-session phase)
* Questions and answers (1st session)
* Listening the story in a ¨special way¨ (2nd session)
* Role – plays (3rd session)
* Imitation (3rd session)
 Learner roles
* Students volunteer for suggestopedic course.
* Learners must not try to figure out, mannipulate, or
study the material presented but must maintain a pseudo-
Passive state.

9. 
 Teacher roles
• Teacher should create situations in which learners are most
suggestible and then to present linguistic material in a way
most likely to encourage positive reception and retention by
learners.
• Show absolute confidence in the method.
• Organize properly and strictly observe the initial stages of
the teaching process- including the choice of music,
punctuality, etc.
• Maintain a modest enthusiasm
• Give tests and respond tactfully to poor paper (if any)
• Teachers are expected to be skilled in acting, singing, and
psychotherapeutic techniques.

10. 
 The role of instructional materials
• Direct support materials such as text and tape.
• Indirect support materials including classroom fixtures
and music.
• The text is organized around 10 units and each unit
should be governed by one single idea.
• The text book should have emotional force, literary
quality and interesting charcters.
• The appearance of the classroom ( bright and cheery),
furniture ( reclining chairs arranged in a circle) and the
music.

11. 
 The four-hour language class has three parts:
1) Oral review section
- Learned material
- Student sit in circle
- Discussion proceeds as a seminar
- Micro-studies vs Macro-studies
2) Presentation of new material
- New dialogue is analysed in terms of grammar,
vocabulary and content.
- Teacher’s attitude is vital for the success of learning.
Procedure

12. 3) Concert session (Heart of the method)
- All conversation stops and music is played until the mood of
the music is reached.
- The teacher starts reading the new text while students
follow him/her in their textbooks.
- By the end of the first part of the concert, everyone remains
in silence.
- The second part is played before the teacher begins to read
again.
- Students close their textbooks and listen to the teacher’s
reading.
- At the end, students leave the room silently with only one
homework: read the lesson again before going to bed and once
more before getting up in the next morning.

13. 
 Both estimated and critisized method
 Some procedures have been proved useful
 The air of science is what gives Suggestopedia its
authority among students.
 Suggestology is a science that will teach students.
Conclusion