Suggestopedia

Lozanov's view:
· Suggestopedia is not the "narrow clinical concept of hypnosis as a kind of static, sleep like, altered state of consciousness"
· His nethod is different from hypnosis and other forms of mind control: These other forms lack "a desuggestive-suggestive sense" and "fail to create a constant set up to reserve through concentrative psycho-relaxation"
o Reserves are something like human memory banks
o Desuggestion involves unloading the memory banks, or reserves, of unwanted or blocking memories
o Suggestion involves loading the memory banks with desired and faciliatating memories
Authority: people remember best and are most influenced by information coming from an authoritative source
Infantilization: authority is also used to suggest a teacher-student relation like that of parent to child. In the child's role the learner takes part in role playing, games, songs, and gymnastic exercises that help "the older student regain the self-confidence, spontaneity, and receptivity of the child."
Double-Planedness: The learner learns not only from effect of direct instruction but from the environment in which the instruction takes place (e.g. classroom decoration, music, shape of charts, teacher's personality)
Intonation, Rhythm, and concert pseudo-passiveness
· Both intonation and rhythm are coordinated with a musical background. The musical background helps to induce a relaxed attitude, which Lozanov refers to as concert pseudo-passiveness
· The type of music is critical to learning success: Lozanov recommends a series of slow movements (sixty beats a minute) in 4/4 time for Baroque concerto (strung together into a half-hour concert)
· The body relaxed, the mind became alert