Eltm
Eltm
Eltm
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Historical Overview
The founder figure was Charles Curran, an American Jesuit priest, whose work in Counselling Learning, 1972 Rogers saw classroom as group in need of therapy Must secure ones language ego while learning
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Community Language Learning One of the socalled the flurry of methodological Arose in designer methods
experimentation in the 1970s, forms part of the Humanistic Approach to language learning.
Emphasisesd the learners responsibility for their own learning. primarily designed for monolingual conversation classes where the teacher-counsellor would be able to 7/30/12 speak the learners' L1.
Stage 1- Reflection
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start with students sitting in a circle around a tape recorder to create a community atmosphere.
n The students think in silence about what they'd like to talk about, while I remain outside the circle. n To avoid a lack of ideas students can brainstorm their ideas on the board before recording.
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Stage 3 - Discussion
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Stage 4 - Transcription
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Pros
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Cons
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Suggestopedia
Suggestopedia is a language teaching method developed by the Bulgarian psychologist, Georgi Lozanov. Like Community Language Learning and the Silent Way Method, Suggestopedia is an innovative method that promises great effective language learning results
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The name of Suggestopedia is from the words suggestion and pedagogy. It is a set of learning recommendations derived from Suggestology, which Lozanov describes as a science concerned with systematic study of the nonrational and/or nonconscience influences that human beings are constantly responding to.
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The main features of suggestopedia are: The use of music to relax learners. The furniture, decoration and the arrangement of the classroom. Teachers authority. The teacher plays a central role and he/she is the source of all information.
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In the classroom The arrangements and the physicalatmosphere in the classroom are paramount for making sure that the students feel comfortable and confident. The use of various techniques including art and music, are used by the trained teachers. In the beginning, the lesson based on Suggestopedia used to consist of three phases: deciphering, concert session (memorization sance), and elaboration. Later, it 7/30/12
4 STAGES
1.Introduction : The teacher teaches the material in a playful manner instead of analysing Lexis and grammar of the text in a directive manner. 2.Concert session (active and passive): in the active session, the teacher reads with special intonation as selected music is played. Occasionally, the students read the 7/30/12 together with the teacher, and text
Criticism / Disadvantages
Suggestopedia has been criticised for a number of reasons: It is nota practical method as teachers face the problem of the availability of music and comfortable chairs. Lozanov refers in a number of
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Advantages
In spite of all these disadvantages, some tenets of Suggestopedia have been accepted and adapted by teachers worldwide. Through Suggetopedia we learn to trust the power of the mind. We also learn that deliberately induced states of relaxation can be valuable at times in the classroom.
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