Suggestopedia is a language teaching method developed by Georgi Lozanov that aims to remove psychological barriers to learning. It makes use of Baroque music, decorated classrooms, and an authoritative teacher role to facilitate a relaxed learning environment. Key aspects include placing the teacher in a parental role, addressing students with intonation and rhythm aligned with the musical background, and exposing students to the target language and their native language through direct and indirect materials. While it claims to increase motivation and reduce stress, it also has disadvantages such as difficulty recreating the colorful environment and potential negative effects of direct translation.
5. The most important characteristics of this method
are:
Decoration
Furniture
Arrangement of the
classroom
Authoritative behavior of
the teacher
The use of soft Baroque
music (this makes the
method unique)
6. Three functions of music in therapy :
(Gaston, 1968)
To facilitate establishment and
maintenance of personal relations
To bring about increased self-esteem
through increased self-satisfaction in
musicial performance
To use the unique potential of
rhythm to energize and bring order
(the reason for the use of music in
Suggestopedia)
7. Approach
Bancroft states the principle
theoretical components of
Suggestopedia:
Authority
Infantilization (n. The act or process of infantilizing, or
treating a non-infant as an infant)
Double-planedness
Intonation, rhythm,
8. Authority
give control and authority to the teacher
completely
What makes a teacher authoritive?
self-confidence
Personal distance
Acting ability
Possitive attitude
10. Double-plannedness
Learner learns not only from
- direct instruction
but also
- bright decor of the classroom,
musicial background, shape of the
calssroom, personality of the
teacher.
11. Intonation, Rhythm, Concert
Pseudo-Passiveness
Intonation plus Rhythm coordinated
with musicial background
A relaxed attitude with the help of
musicial background : Concert
Pseudo-Passiveness
14. Design
Roles of teachers
According to Lozanov, teachers should give
attention to
Absolute confidence
His/her manners and dress
Organizing the lesson (music choice, punctuality)
Responding tactfully
Modest enthusiasm
15. Design
Role of Materials
-Direct Supported Materials:
Texts
Tape
-Indirect Supported Materials:
Classroom fixtures
Music
Text books
Learning environment
16. Conclusion
Learning is facilitated by environment and
music.
Teacher is the authority.
Psychological barriers are removed.
In texts target language and its native
language are given.