DESUGGESTOPEDIA
1. Match sentence halves A-D with 1-4:
A. Dessugestopedia is one of the methods which…
B. Learning of a new language…
C. One result is that…
D. „desuggested” means…
1. to eliminate the negative feeling or association
2. can occur at faster rate than it is known
3. we don't use mental powers that we have at all
4. Celce-Murcia calls an affective-humanistic approach
2. Complete sentences:
1) classroom is bright, colorful with several …………………. on the wall.
2) the teacher assures students that they don't need to learn, that would come ……………………… .
3) the teacher pronounces each name and has the students to ……………………. …………….. ………………………………….. .
4) the teacher acts out various occupations using ………………………………. .
5) the teacher teaches them a ……………………… ………………………….. in which 2 people greet each other and inquire what each other does for a living.
3. Complete these sentences using “teacher” or “student”.
………………………….. is the authority in the classroom,
………………………….. must trust and respect ………………………………
………………………….. initiates interactions with …………………………….. right from the beginning of a language course
………………………… can only respond nonverbally or with a few target language words they have practiced
4. Answer these questions:
1) What are the goals of teachers who use Desuggestopedia?
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2) How are the feelings of the students dealt with?
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3) What areas of language are emphasized? What language skills are emphasized?
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DESUGGESTOPEDIA- ANSWERS
1. Match sentence halves A-D with 1-4:
A. Dessugestopedia is one of the methods which… 4
B. Learning of a new language… 2
C. One result is that… 3
D. „desuggested” means… 1
1. to eliminate the negative feeling or association
2. can occur at faster rate than it is known
3. we don't use mental powers that we have at all
4. Celce-Murcia calls an affective-humanistic approach
2. Complete sentences:
1) classroom is bright, colorful with several POSTERS on the wall.
2) the teacher assures students that they don't need to learn, that would come NATURALLY.
3) the teacher pronounces each name and has the students to REPEAT THE PRONUNCIATION.
4) the teacher acts out various occupations using PANTOMIME.
5) the teacher teaches them a SHORT DIALOG in which 2 people greet each other and inquire what each other does for a living.
3. Complete these sentences using “teacher” or “student”.
TEACHER is the authority in the classroom.
STUDENT must trust and respect TEACHER.
TEACHER initiates interactions with STUDENT right from the beginning of a language course.
STUDENT can only respond nonverbally or with a few target language words they have practiced.
4. Answer these questions:
1) What are the goals of teachers who use Desuggestopedia?
to accelerate the process by which students learn to use a foreign language for everyday communication,
students' mental powers must be tapped,
desuggesting the psychological barriers bring with them to the learning situation.
2) How are the feelings of the students dealt with?
a great deal of attention is given to students' feelings,
students are relaxed and confident, learning of a new language come naturally and easily,
students choose target language names to feel that a new identity makes them feel more secure and more open to learning.
3) What areas of language are emphasized? What language skills are emphasized?
Vocabulary, grammar, speaking as well as reading (dialog) and writing (imaginative compositions).