Desuggestopedia

Desuggestopedia is an approach to education whose primary objective is to tap the extraordinary reserve capacities we all possess but rarely if ever use. This method utilises techniques from many sources of research into how best we can learn. The Bulgarian scientist, Dr. Georgi Lozanov, for example, has demonstrated that through a carefully “orchestrated” learning environment including most importantly a specially-trained teacher, the learning process can be accelerated by a factor of three to ten times enjoyably. Such results are possible through the proper use of suggestion.

The goals of the teachers who use Desuggestopedia is teachers hope to accelerate the process by which students learn to use a foreign language for everyday communication.

The role of the teacher is :
1. authority—being confident and trustable
2. security—affording a cheerful classroom atmosphere

The role of the students
1. relaxed—following the teacher’s instruction easily
2. role play—enjoying in the new identity freely

Some characteristics of teaching/learning process are a desuggestopedic course is conducted in a classroom which is bright and cheerful, No test and no assignment, Conversation with translation in music—to activate the’whole brain’ of the students,

What is the nature of student-teacher interaction? What is the nature of student- student interaction?
1. The teacher initiates interactions in two way :
1.the teacher to a group of students
2.the teacher to only one student
2. The students respond through :
1.nonverbal actions
2.a few target language
3. student- student interaction : role play

How are the feelings of the students dealt with ?
A great deal of attention is given to students feelings in this method. One of fundamental principles on the method is that if students are relaxed and confident, they will not need to try hard to learn the language. It will just come naturally and easily.

How is language viewed?
How is culture viewed?
1. Language itself is the first of two planes in the two-plane process of communication.
2. Nonverbal factors also influence the linguistic message.
3. The use of the fine arts is important in Desuggestopedia classes.

What areas of language are emphasized ? What language skills are emphasized ?
1. Vocabulary is emphasized.
2. Grammar is dealt with explicitly but minimally.
3. Speaking communicatively is emphasized

The role of the students native language is native language translation is used to make the meaning oh the dialog clear. As the course proceeds, the teacher uses the nayive language less and less.

How is the evaluation accomplished ?
1. Evaluation usually is conducted on students’ normal in-class performance, not through tests.

How does the teacher respond to the student errors ?
Errors are corrected gently, with the teacher using a soft voice.