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Three Methods for Language Acquisition: Total Physical Response; the Tomatis Program; Suggestopedia.
Bancroft, W. Jane – 1984
Total Physical Response is a strategy for learning second languages developed by James J. Asher. The Tomatis program, developed in France by Alfred Tomatis, is a method for treating dyslexia and communication problems and is also used for teaching basic elements of foreign languages. Suggestology is a psychotherapeutic system based on yogic…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Learning Processes, Second Language Instruction
Bancroft, W. Jane – 1994
The first version of Suggestopedia, developed in the 1960s and early 1970s, is compared with the second version, developed in the mid-1970s at the same institute and favored over the first by director Georgi Lozanov. Focus is on differences in the versions, particularly integration of the arts into the second version. First, Lozanov's writings…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis, Foreign Countries
Kanchanomai, Mettiya; Vitooravet, Walaiporn – 1989
The annotated bibliography, developed as a part of a course in methodology for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL), focuses on the Suggestopedia method that emphasizes the use of relaxation in the language classroom. The bibliography is divided into two parts. The first part contains 53 citations of journal articles, papers, research, and…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Research
Marcum, Karen – 1987
Suggestopedia, the psycholinguistic second language teaching methodology of Georgi Lozanov, has received both favorable and unfavorable evaluations from well-known scholars in the field of language learning. Some suspicious views by Western scholars may be due to the paucity of interpretable scientific evidence for the method's claims. An…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Differences, Instructional Effectiveness, Learning Theories
Belanger, Bagriana – 1985
The advantages that the suggestopedic method of teaching holds for instructional quality are outlined in the context of its use in second language instruction. Important aspects of suggestopedia include: (1) its provision of a dynamic, lively, enthusiastic classroom atmosphere that promotes motivated participation; (2) a holistic approach to the…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques, Educational Strategies

Liu, Dilin – TESOL Quarterly, 1995
This critique of an article by B. Kumaravadivelu argues that principles/strategies should not and cannot replace methods; it also takes issue with Kumaravadivelu's claim that his strategic framework is an alternative to, not simply an addition to, method. A reply by Kumaravadivelu is included. (Contains nine references.) (LR)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, Educational Innovation, Educational Principles
Doggett, Gina – 1986
Important features of eight second language teaching methods--grammar-translation, direct, audiolingual, the Silent Way, Suggestopedia, community language learning, Total Physical Response, and the communicative approach--are summarized . A chart outlines characteristics of these aspects of the methods: goals, teacher and student roles, the…
Descriptors: Audiolingual Methods, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Communicative Competence (Languages)
Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1980
A collection of articles concerning suggestive-accelerative learning and teaching (SALT) methods includes: "Suggestive Teaching Methods in the Soviet Union" (Eva Szalontai); "SALT Applied to Remedial Reading: A Critical Review" (Allyn Prichard and Jean Taylor); "The Waldorf Schools: An Artistic Approach to Education"…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Art, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Eggers, Paul – Media and Methods, 1984
Used primarily for second language learning, Suggestopedia is a learning method which facilitates whole brain learning by using the arts--music, drawing, and theatrical presentations--to reduce negative and increase positive suggestive factors. Stages in a lesson are discussed and sources of information and suggestopedia music selections are…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Cerebral Dominance, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
van der Vyver, D. H., Ed. – Per Linguam: A Journal of Language Learning, 1987
Regular issues of "Per Linguam" appear twice a year. The document consists of the six regular issues for the years 1985, 1986, and 1987. These issues contain the following 32 articles: (1) "SALT in South Africa: Needs and Parameters" (van der Vyver); (2) "An Analysis of SALT in Practice" (Botha); (3) "SALT and…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), African Languages, Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction
Portes, Pedro R., Ed. – Journal of the Society for Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1993
Issue 1 and 2 is a special issue devoted to the cultural-historical school of thought about mental development based on the work of Lev Vygotsky. The four articles that discuss a cross section of issues from the Vygotskyan Paradigm are as follows: "Mind as a Cultural Achievement: Implications for IQ Testing" (Michael Cole); "Children's Social…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Adult Education, Attitude Change, Classroom Environment
Schuster, Donald, Ed. – Journal of Suggestive-Accelerative Learning and Teaching, 1979
This issue of a journal on suggestive learning-teaching-therapy counseling within the procedural confines of Suggestology or Suggestopedia includes the following articles: "Suggestopedia in an American High School Setting" (Carl W. Pullen), a description of the use of Suggestopedia in a German class; "Optimizing the Presentation of…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Secondary Education
Banerjee, Haimanti – Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 1997
Acknowledging that the Suggestopedia approach is not very popular, this paper focuses on the use of Suggestopedia's distinctive features to promote awareness of the linguistic and cultural features of the target culture in a language class. The role of the classroom environment in this approach is also examined. The context considered here is a…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Learning, Classroom Environment, Classroom Techniques
Bush, Brian J. – 1986
A study evaluated the comparative training effectiveness of three language instruction methods: (1) suggestopedia, (2) the standard methodology used at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center, a functional skill-building approach, and (3) a flexible-scheduling version of the standard methodology, with pacing based on group…
Descriptors: Acceleration (Education), Armed Forces, Classroom Techniques, Comparative Analysis
Tannacito, Dan J., Comp.; Gebhard, Jerry G., Comp. – 1989
Six annotated bibliographies prepared by graduate students address topics related to methodology for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) or English as a Foreign Language (EFL). Each bibliography defines a topic area, gives pedagogical criteria for selecting entries, and provides brief annotations for relevant recent citations. The six…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Classroom Communication, Classroom Techniques, Cultural Context
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