This document provides an overview of the language teaching method called Suggestopedia. It was developed by Georgi Lozanov and is based on how the human brain works and learns most effectively through a variety of sensory methods like music, drama, songs and games. The goal is to help students reach communicative competence in a second language. Key aspects of Suggestopedia include a relaxed classroom environment with bright colors, posters and music; confident teaching with activities like question-answer sessions; and the use of indirect positive suggestion to create a supportive learning situation.

1. Suggestopedia
Name: Keraliya Kajal
Roll no: 18
Paper-12: ELT-1
M.A: Sem-3
Enrolment no: 2069108420180030
Year: 2017-19
E-mail id: Www.kajalk1@gmail.com
Submitted to:
S.B. Gardi Department of English
Maharaja Krishnakumarsinhji
Bhavnagar University

2. What is Suggestopedia?
• SUGGESTOPEDIA is the study of these suggestive
factors in a learning situation.
• A teaching method based on the idea how the
human brains 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 text,
music, active participation in songs and games
etc.

3. Suggestopedia
• “LEANING IS A
METHOD OF
ATTITUDE , NOT
APTITUED “
• Suggestopedia is
developed by the
Bulgarian
psychiatrist educator
Georgi Lozanov.

4. Purpose
 To make students
reach communicative
competence which is
the goal of students of
second language.

5. Classroom set-up
• 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.

6. Classroom technique
• Fine arts
one of the way the students’ mental reserves are stimulated is
through integration of the fine arts-music, drama, or paintings.
• Visualization
students are asked to close their eyes and visualize scene and events, to
help them relax, facilitate positive suggestion and encouarge creativity
from the students.
• Choosing a new identity
This enhances student’s feeling of security and allows them to be more
open.
• Positive suggestion
Teachers appeal to students consciousness and subconscious in order to
better orchestrate the “suggestive” factors involved in the learning
situation.

7. Advantages
1. Students feel more relaxed.
2. Language learning comes
more effectively than
method.
3. There is an effective
atmosphere.
4. Activates mental potential
and student feel responsible
for their own language.

8. 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.

9. Teacher’s Roles
• To create communication
in which learners are most
suggestible.
• Show absolute confidence
in the method.
• Organizer and observer.
• Source of authority.
• Encourage face to face
communication.

10. Student’s Roles
• Committeemen to the
class and its activities.
• Respect and trust their
teacher.
• Relax and believe in the
method.
• Fell comfortable.
• Do their assignments.