SUGGESTOPEDIA

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SUGGESTOPEDIA

• Principles Techniques

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Principles

• Teachers goals
• Accelerate process of learning everyday lang
  reducing psychological barriers
• Roles teacher as authority figure..embodies
  trust, respect, easily persuasive

• Process comfortable, relaxing students choose
  new identities whole brain used- feelings
  strongly acknowledged, positive reinforcement
• 2 phases
• Receptive--
• Activation

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Principles (contd)

• Lang/culture complementary facets of
  communication fine arts used in classroom
• Emphasis vocab important explicit grammar but
  focus on using language

• Native lang translation to clarify at beginning
  level..reduced as students advance
• Evaluation in-class performance not formal
  because of heightened anxiety
• Errors communication of intended meaning
  vital..teacher models correct forms in later
  stages

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Techniques
Relaxing Classroom Set-up Peripheral Learning (posters) Positive Suggestion (music)
Visualization New Identity Role-Play
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Techniques (contd)