Suggestopedia is a teaching method developed by Georgi Lozanov in the 1970s that aims to accelerate learning through suggestion. It involves teaching in a relaxed environment with dimmed lights, comfortable seating and Baroque or classical music. Key elements include dramatized texts, extended dialogues, imitation, role playing and listening activities. The method has four stages: presentation to relax students, active learning with music, passive review with reading and music, and practice through games. Advocates claim it leads to higher and faster learning through lowered anxiety, though some say it may not be suitable for all ages or subjects.

1. Suggestopedia
A different Teaching Method
Maryam AlKaaf

2. What is Suggestopedia?
 Suggestopedia is a
teaching method and
considered to be one
of humanistic
approaches.
 It was developed by
Georgi Lozanov, a
Bulgarian educator
and psychotherapist in
1970s.

3. The principles of Suggestopedia
“memorization in learning through suggestopedia
would be accelerated by up to 25 times over that in
conventional learning methods”. (Lozanov 1978:
27).
Students learn new information very quickly and
efficiently in a state of light relaxation accompanied
by Baroque or classical music.
The main concern is physical environment, the
more comfortable and relax student is the more
effective language learning is.

4. Key Elements of suggestopedia
Soft music
Dim lightning
Relaxing atmosphere
Comfortable armchairs
Baroque or Classical music
Dramatised texts
Extended dialogues
Imitation
Role play
Listening activities
Songs and games

5. Stages of Suggestopedia
method

6. Stage 1: Presentation:
Warming up the students to help them to relax and
move to a positive state, and that learning is going to
be easy and fun.
Stage 2: Active Concert:
Active presentation of the material to be learnt with a
classical music.
Stage 3: Passive Review:
Students are now invited to relax and listen to
Baroque music, with the text being read.
Stage 4: Practice:
Use games and puzzles and review the learning.

7. Using Suggestopedia
Advantages
1. Higher and faster
learning.
2.Higher confidence and
self-esteem.
3. Lower classroom
anxiety.
4. No homework.
Disadvantages
1. Some learners can’t
study with comfortable
environment and music.
2. Not suitable with older
learners.
3.Not suitable with some
subjects ( sciences, math).

8. Resource
•http://www.pearls-of-learning.com/suggest1_e.htm
http://www.onestopenglish.com/methodology/metho
dology/teaching-approaches/teaching-approaches-
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