Bastián Durán Orietta Gutiérrez H. Desuggestopedia Bastián Durán Orietta Gutiérrez H.

Context Most common limitations of Ss before/during learning process: They will fail They won’t be able to perform They will be limited in their ability to learn

Description of the approach Main aim: Overcome limitations and increase the communicative ability. T helps Ss to reach a certain level of concentration combined with music, which consequently tap the unconscious reserves and in this way accelerates learning.

Which abilities and systems of the language are emphasized?

Teacher´s roles Teacher as an authority. Solemn. confident, trustworthy. To organize, observe, encourage. Tactful. Gentle. To accelerate, activate, desuggest. Learning as ‘’easy and enjoyable’’ Enhance Peripheral Learning. .

Student´s role To interact…. To assume….. To be relaxed. To be active. To follow instructions. To be respectful. To enjoy learning.

Strengths/ Weaknesses Promotes concious and subconcious learning. Environmental Limitations. Level of learning Limitations. Focus on Mental Potential (MRC) Distracting environment. Suggest/Dessugest. Peripheral Learning. Concept of ‘’Authority’’. New Identity. Overcome Barriers.

Desuggestopedia in a Classroom Presentation: Relaxation. Predisposition to learning. Positive attitude. Suggestive environment Concert: ( Active ) Presentation of the material. Vocabulary list, grammatical points. Dialogues. Background music. (Pasive) Listening to classic music while reading aloud.. Use of dialogues to language work. c) Practice: Role-play activities. Puzzles, songs and games. Material is used to consolidate or review the learning. - (Primary Activation and Creative Adaptation)