Suggestopedia or Suggestopedia or DesuggestopediaDesuggestopedia

By Katherinne Ibáñez S By Katherinne Ibáñez S Mariela Martínez FMariela Martínez F

It was created by Georgi It was created by Georgi Lozanov in 1979.Lozanov in 1979.

The students get relaxed to The students get relaxed to retain more contents in their retain more contents in their mind.mind.

The principal aid is the The principal aid is the music.music.

The main object is that the The main object is that the students can feel that they students can feel that they can deal with the barriers to can deal with the barriers to learning.learning.

Theory of LanguageTheory of Language Method communication is a two-plane Method communication is a two-plane process: language and linguistic message. process: language and linguistic message.

Role of the StudentsRole of the Students To be childlike, participate in the activities, To be childlike, participate in the activities, trust and respect the Teacher. Moreover, trust and respect the Teacher. Moreover, Ss should be relaxed following teacher’s Ss should be relaxed following teacher’s instructions.instructions.

Role of the TeachersRole of the Teachers To provide feeling of security for students To provide feeling of security for students eliminating the barriers to learning; eliminating the barriers to learning; increase their communicative ability.increase their communicative ability.

Role of the contentRole of the content To seem enjoyable and easy (vocabulary, To seem enjoyable and easy (vocabulary, grammar and speaking). grammar and speaking).

Role of the objectivesRole of the objectives To help students to learn to use a foreign To help students to learn to use a foreign language for everyday communication.language for everyday communication.

Role of the activitiesRole of the activities To carry out creative adaptation.To carry out creative adaptation.

Role of the methodologyRole of the methodology Desuggest the Students ‘s limitation in Desuggest the Students ‘s limitation in learninglearning

Role of the assessmentRole of the assessment To check students’ knowledge in-class- To check students’ knowledge in-class- performances.performances.

Role of the materials and Role of the materials and resourcesresources

To engage learning by lowering the To engage learning by lowering the affective filter of students.affective filter of students.

Class exampleClass example First class:First class:

The teacher greets and explains what she is The teacher greets and explains what she is going to do in native language with going to do in native language with enthusiasm. enthusiasm.

The teacher listens to the music that is The teacher listens to the music that is recorded in the radio.recorded in the radio.

Teacher reads a dialogue in intonation with Teacher reads a dialogue in intonation with the music.the music.

The students follow the dialogue in their The students follow the dialogue in their scripts.scripts.

The students put dawn their scripts.The students put dawn their scripts. The teacher reads the dialogue in a normal rate and The teacher reads the dialogue in a normal rate and

the students listen to her.the students listen to her.

The students read the dialogue in particular manners The students read the dialogue in particular manners (sad, angry, cheerful way).(sad, angry, cheerful way).

The students get in a circle. The teacher throws a ball The students get in a circle. The teacher throws a ball to one student and she asks a question. Then this to one student and she asks a question. Then this student has to throw the ball to another student and student has to throw the ball to another student and asks another question.asks another question.

The class is finished.The class is finished. The students do not have any homework.The students do not have any homework.