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Teaching English

Desuggestopedia

Luisa Esperanza Coreas Mrquez


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Teaching English

English has become in a useful tool for everybody around the world,

it is incredible how important it is to know how to speak English in order to convey

our ideas since this language is spoken in almost every country. But beyond the

fact of speaking this language, in this research we are going to explain one of the

many methods that we have for speaking the language which is Desuggestopedia

and there are some questions that will be developed.

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?


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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)

This is a method that motivates students to make them lose that feeling of


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If students trust and respect the teachers authority, they will accept

and retain information better.

The teacher is the authority in the classroom, in order for the method

to be successful; the students must trust and respect her. Once they trust their

teacher they can feel more secure. If they feel secure, they can be more

spontaneous and less inhabited.

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.

In an atmosphere of play, the conscious attention of the learner does

not focus on linguistic forms, but rather on using the language. Learning can befun.

Errors are corrected gently, not in a direct, confrontational manner.

(Larsen-Freeman, Techniques and Principles of Language Teaching, 2000)

What is the role of the teacher and the student in this method?


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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 (Ozlemguner,

2013)

What techniques are involved in this Method?

Classroom set-up

The challenge for the teacher is to create an environment which is bright and

cheerful.

Peripheral learning

This technique is based upon the idea that we perceive much more in ourenvironment than that to which we consciously attend.

P iti ti


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Students are asked to pretend temporarily that they are someone else and to

perform in the target language as if they were that person. (Larsen-Freeman,Techniques and Principles of Language Teaching, 2000)

What are the advantages and disadvantages of

Desuggestopedia?

As any method of teaching a language this method has its own

advantages and disadvantages that will be developed below.

Advantages

Authority concept

Students remember best and are most influenced by information coming

from an authoritative source, teachers.

Double-planedness theory

It refers to the learning from two aspects. They are the conscious aspect

and the subconscious one. Students can acquire the aim of teaching instruction

from both direct instruction and environment in which the teaching takes place


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Disadvantages

Environment limitation

Most schools in developing countries have large classes. Each class

consists of 30 to 40 students. One of the problems faced in utilizing this

method is the number of students in the class. There should be 12 students

in the class.

Infantilization learning

Suggestopedia class is conditioned be child-like situation. There are

some students who do not like to be treated like this as they think that thay

are mature.

What areas of language are emphasized?

-Vocabulary is emphasized.

-Grammar is dealt with explicitly but minimally.

What language skills are

emphasized?


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(2) Teachers display fastidious conduct in manners and dress.

(3) Teaches organize properly and strictly observe the initial stages of the

teaching process. This includes choice and play of music, as well as

punctuality.

(4) Teachers maintain a solemn attitude toward the session.

(5) Teachers give tests and respond tactfully to poor papers (if any).

(6) Stress global rather than analytical attitudes towards material.

(7) Teachers maintain a modest enthusiasm. (Suryo, 2009)

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


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Bibliography

Larsen-Freeman, D. (2000). Techniques and Principles of Language Teaching.New York: Oxford

University Press 2000.

Ozlemguner. (2013, Marzo 28). slideshare. Retrieved octubre 16, 2013, from slideshare:http://www.slideshare.net/ozlemguner/desuggestopedia-17826734?from_search=1

Suryo, A. (2009, April 15). suggestopedia as a method for theaching speaking for young learners in

a second language classroom. Retrieved October 16, 2013, from suggestopedia as a

method for theaching speaking for young learners in a second language classroom:

http://scholar.google.com.sv/scholar?q=arif+suryio&btnG=&hl=es&as_sdt=0%2C5&as_vis

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Taghreed. (2012, octubre 14). Word press. Retrieved octubre 13, 2013, from Word Press:

http://taghreeed.wordpress.com/


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UNIVERSIDAD CAPITAN GENERAL GERARDO BARRIOS.

Km. 113 Carretera del Litoral,

Desvo a Santa Mara Usulutn, El Salvador.

PBX. (503) 2662-0846LESSON 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:

Teaching

Methods Principles of the

Method

Techniques

Activities

Timing

Teaching

Resources

Teacher Students

Occupations Desuggestopedia.

The teacher is theauthority in the

classroom and student

should trust him / her.

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 thata different person.

Errors are corrected

gently, not in a direct,

confrontationalmanner.

Classroom

set-up.

Choose a newidentity.Role play.

Positivesuggestions

Greeting.

Gives instructions.

Plays a relaxing song

in order to make

students feel

confident and

relaxed.

Listens to students

and corrects any

error in a persuasive

gently manner

Listenattentively to

the instructions

given by the

teacher.

Imagine who

they want to be

and interact

with each other.

Realize that

they were

mistaken and

modify their

learning.

5 min.

5 min.

5 min.

Markers.

Eraser.

Music.

Computer.

Whiteboard.

Visual aids.

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