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Snggpstopedia

Suggestopedia is a method of foreign language teaching developed by Bulgarian doctor and psychiatrists Georgi Lazanov, whoclaimed about link between perception and learning, perceiving on paraconscions level. It makes use of dialogues, situations and translations to present and practice language, and in particular, makes use of musie, visual images, and relaxation exercises to make learning morę comfortable and effective. Suggestopedia is said to be a pedagogical application of “suggestology”, tlie influence of suggestion on human behavior. Suggestopedic texts have a rational structure and logical development. They are rich in cultural content and try to avoid all causes of anxiety, and attempt to bring out the “creative child” in each student.

Suggestopedia course:

4-5 weeks; 5 days a week; 3-5 liours a day

lesson lasts 4-5 hours - the first session every day is always carryover from the

previous day and warm up

the materiał is written dialogues

presentation of text to classical musie - active concert (materiał gains access to the long-term me mory blank)

the activation phrase - reading before sleeping and after wałdng up; activation -

different aetivities that emphasize communication (active concert -students actively

follow the text; passive concert - students just listen)

the role of teacher is to bring a tension-free and joyful atmosphere

it makes use of dialogues, situation and translation to present and practice language

suggestopedia is a pedagogical application of “suggestology” - the influence of

suggestion on human behavior

active concert —> activation plirase —» passive concert —> adaptation phrase

Teacher:

situational language teaching - context setter, error corrector

audiolingual - ideał language model, drill leader, commander of classroom activity

natural - actor and props user

-    suggestopedia - auto-hypnotist, authority figurę, commander and action monitor TPR - commander and action monitor

-    communicative - task designer, classroom colleague to the learners

Leamęrs:

silent way - active role in learning, developing responsibility situational - imitator and memorizer audiolingual - patterns practicer TPR - performer, order taker

-    communicative - improviser, negotiator suggestopedia - relaxer, true believer