Question: What are the features and objectives of Desuggestopedia?
Desuggestopedia
Desuggestopedia is a teaching method which focuses on how to deal with the relationship between mental potential and learning ability. It is very appropriate to use in teaching speaking for young language learners. This method was introduced by a Bulgarian psychologist and educator, Georgi Lazanov in late 1970s. Lazanov created suggestopedia for learning that capitalized on relaxed states of mind for maximum retention or memory material.
The goals or objectives
- To help students eliminate and overcome the barriers to learning.
- Increase the communicative ability of the students.
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Key features / Key Elements
Some of the key elements of Suggestopedia include a rich sensory learning environment (pictures, color, music, etc.), a positive expectation of success and the use of a varied range of methods: dramatized texts, music, active participation in songs and games, etc.
- Classroom atmosphere- decorations and posters
- A new name and occupation- to dispel the anxiety. To put it differently, Students are encouraged to be childlike.
- Handout or leaflet for advanced students
- No test, no assignment
- Conversation with translation in music- to activate the ‘whole brain’ of the students
- Games, Songs, and Role Plays helps in strengthening the classroom materials
- Vocabulary is emphasized.
- Speaking communicatively is emphasized. Students also read in the target language and write.
