DESUGGESTOPEDIA

What is Desuggestopedia?
What is Desuggestopedia and its principal principles? What is the role of the teacher and the student in this method?

What techniques are involved in this Method?

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Desuggestopedia?

What is the history of Desuggestopedia?

Desuggestopedia one of the strangest humanistic approaches was developed in the 1970s by the Bulgarian educator Georgi Lozanov. Lozanov believed that learning can occur at a much faster rate than ordinarily transpires. Desuggestopedia was called suggestopedia. This change happened to reflect the importance placed on desuggesting limitation on learning. Desuggestopedia is the application of the study of suggesting and pedagogy which has been developed to help student eliminate the feeling that they cannot be successful. This method helps the student to overcome the negative association they may have toward studying and the barriers to learning. Also, memorization in learning through this approach would be accelerated by up to 25 times over that in conventional learning methods. (Taghreed, 2012)

What is Desuggestopedia and its Principal Principles?

Desuggestopedia has been developed to help students eliminate the feeling that they cannot be successful and the negative association they may have toward studying and, thus, to help them overcome the barriers to learning. (Larsen-Freeman, Techniques and Principles of Language Teaching, 2000)

In order to achieve positive results using this method there are many principles that are very useful; here we have some of them:
One of the fundamental principles of this method is the great deal of attention to students feelings .The teacher is the authority in the classroom and student should trust him / her. Learning is facilitated in a cheerful environment. If students trust and respect the teachers authority, they will accept and retain information better. Assuming a new identity enhances students feeling of security and allows them to be more open. They feel less inhabited since their performance is really that a different person. Errors are corrected gently, not in a direct, confrontational manner.

What is the role of the teacher and the student in this method?
The teachers role: Authority. Being confident and trustable. security. Affording a cheerful classroom atmosphere. The students role: Relaxed. Following the teachers instruction easily. role play. Enjoying in the new identity freely.

What are the goals of teachers who use Desuggestopedia?

To accelerate the process of learning a foreign language for everyday communication To desuggest learners psychological barriers

What techniques are involved in this Method?

Classroom set-up Peripheral learning

Positive suggestions
Choose a new identity Role play

What are the advantages and disadvantages of Desuggestopedia?

Advantages -Authority concept -Double-planedness theory -Peripheral learning

 Disadvantages
-Environment limitation -Infantilization learning

Conclusion

Summarizing this interesting method we can say that it is very useful in the effective approach of acquiring English because it enhances the speaking skill of students eliminating or tapping those barriers that do not allow them to communicate effectively. By using this method teachers can motivate students to have more self-confidence through many techniques that are really helpful to take out any kind of barrier that students take with them.

UNIVERSIDAD CAPITAN GENERAL GERARDO BARRIOS. Km. 113 Carretera del Litoral, Desvo a Santa Mara Usulutn, El Salvador. PBX. (503) 2662-0846 LESSON PLAN Teachers name: Luisa Esperanza Coreas Date: Oct. 18th, 2013 Time: 15 min. Subject: English Section: A Unit: 2 Career: Bachelor Degree in English. Level: B 2
Topics: Teachin g Method s Activities Principles of the Method The teacher is the authority in the classroom and student should trust him / her. Techniques Teacher Students Timing Teaching Resources

Greeting. Classroom setup. Gives instructions.

Listen attentively to the instructions given by the teacher.

Markers. Eraser. 5 min. Music. Computer.

Occupations

Assuming a new identity Desugge enhances students stopedia feeling of security and . allows them to be more open. They feel less inhabited since their performance is really that a different person. Errors are corrected gently, not in a direct, confrontational manner.

Choose a new identity. Role play.

Plays a relaxing song in order to make students feel confident and relaxed.

Imagine who they want to 5 min. be and interact with each other.

Whiteboard. Visual aids.

Positive suggestions

Listens to students and corrects any error in a persuasive gently manner

5 min. realize that they were mistaken and modify their learning.