MERSN UNIVERSITY ELT DEPARTMENT SUGGESTOPEDIA BACKGROUND Suggestopedia is

MERSİN UNIVERSITY ELT DEPARTMENT SUGGESTOPEDIA BACKGROUND • Suggestopedia, is also known as Desuggestopedia. PROCEDURE • Suggestopedia is a specific set of learning recommendations derived from Suggestology. 1. Oral Review Section: Micro-studies Macro studies • Suggestopedia is developed by the Bulgarian Psychiatrist-Educator Georgi Lozanov. 2. New material is presented and discussed: Looking over a new dialogue and translation The most important characteristics of Suggestopedia are 3. The Séance or Concert Session: the role of the music • Decoration, • Furniture, and • Arrangement of the classroom, • The use of music, and • The authoritative behavior of the teacher. • The music and musical rhythm to learning. APPROACH: THEORY of LANGUAGE Suggestopedia does not have a theory of language. THEORY of LANGUAGE LEARNING Six principal theoretical components ØAuthority ØInfantilization ØDouble-planedness ØIntonation ØRhythm ØConcert pseudo-passiveness CONCLUSION ADVANTAGES Techniques are effective ØPeripheral learning ØFirst concert (active concert) ØSecond concert (passive concert) DISADVANTAGES Limited time Intensive DESIGN OBJECTIVE to prepare students to use a foreign language for every communication. SYLLABUS Unlike Community Language Learning (CLL), Suggestopedia has a clear syllabus. ROLES of TEACHERS Show absolute confidence in the method. Display fastidious conduct in manners and dress. Organize properly and strictly observe the initial stages of the teaching process Maintain a solemn attitude toward the session. Give tests and respond tactfully to poor papers. (if any) Stress global rather than analytical attitudes toward material Maintain a modest enthusiasm. MATERIALS Text and tape (DIRECT) Classroom fixtures and music (INDIRECT) REFERENCES Larsen-Freeman, Diane, Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching, (2000), Oxford University Richards, Jack C. and Rodgers, Theodore S. Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching, (2001), Cambridge Teaching Library Ferda DEDE & Kübra ÇELİK ferdadede@gmail. com & kubracelik@gmail. com