LOZANOV AND THE TEACHING TEXT

I. Summary of Lozanov’s ideas and teaching method

II. Example of the lesson cycleIII. Designing materials (Language &

Grammar)

Grethe Hooper Hansen

Source: Tomlinson, B. (1999). Materials development in language teaching. Cambridge: CUP.

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Question 1What teaching method did

Lozanov create?

Suggestopedia

Silent Way

Direct Method

Audio-lingual Method

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Question 2 Which hemisphere does Suggestopedia develop?

Left hemisphere

Right hemisphere

Both

None

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Question 3What is the most conspicuous technique that is used to aid

learning?

Body movement

Music

Experiment

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Question 4Learners learn target language

unconsciously through .....

Peripheral learning

Text absorption

Playful activities

All are correct.

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Question 5How is the language in the

text?

Emotional

Vivid

Melodious

All are correct.

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Summary of Lozanov’s ideas & teaching method

Georgi Lozanov – late 60sSignificant features:

Foundation of Multi-level Learning / Accelerated Learning

SUGGESTOPEDIA

Desuggesting psychological barriers to learning

Using full mental powersUnconscious learning – Non-directive

teaching

Desuggesting psychological barriers to learning

New identity

Music

Playful activities

Positive suggestion

Using full mental powers

Unconscious learning – Non-directive teaching

Text absorption

Peripheral learning

Playful activities

Example of the lesson cycle

VOCABULARY

GRAMMAR

T SsINTRODUCTION

Introducing the text, including target grammar & vocabulary

Listening, asking

FIRST CONCERT

Reading aloud to classical music

Listening, reading, following the translation

SECOND CONCERT

Reading again to Baroque music

Listening, eyes closed, relaxed

ELABORATION

Presenting grammar briefly in contextOrganizing playful activities

Reading aloudActivities, games, drama, songs

Designing materials (Language & Grammar)

READING TEXTIncluding target grammatical structures

and vocabularyInteresting meaningful textNatural flowing dialogueLayout: Column form

English TEXT

• SENSE UNITS• Underlined keywords

Grammar Translation

LANGUAGE Richness & Complexity STAR

T

LANGUAGE

Vivid

Melodious

Emotional

Aesthetic

Poetic

Metaphors

Symbols

PO

SIT

VE

Humor

Tongue Twisters

Proverbs / Sayings

Wordplays

Success

Poetry

Paintings

a cold heart, the finest mind

Where there’s a will, there’s a way.

The road was plated by brilliant lights of the golden sun,

sweet heavenly melodies of birds’ songs calm and sparkling water in the sun swans cheerfully soaking up the sunlight a vast prairie covered by a beautiful

carpet of green grass, colorful flowers and fluttering butterflies’ wings

Metaphors

Proverbs / Sayings

Poetic language

GRAMMAROvert

presentationNon-conscious

reception

1st ELABORA

TION

Grammar: coming from text Gramma. presentation: - ‘Spontaneous’ - Brief - Incomplete Textual puzzle- Visual, auditory, kinaesthetic diff. learning styles

2nd ELABORA

TION

Playful games (e.g circulation game, singing, puppets / masks) Communicative games

GRAMMAR

All forms of a grammar point are

introduced accordingly.

GLOBALITY

Meaning should be apparent in the text.