This study investigates the development of vocabulary by means of one of the least investigated methods to language teaching, Suggestopedia/Reservopedia. To that end, the researcher, under the light of her training by the developer of the method Georgi Lozanov, adapted the authorized coursebook used in the department to the method and modified the…

This study investigates the effects of the three major factors of Suggestopedia--music, relaxation and suggestion--on the students' affect and development of communicative competence in tertiary Japanese language classes. A review of literature on Suggestopedia, the original form of Accelerated Learning (AL), shows that its effects are…

Given the important role of the affective variables in the process of learning, this paper examines ways of overcoming negative effects (i.e. anxiety, boredom) of the contextual factors. Exemplifying the uses of humor through context-specific, purpose-driven jokes, it maintains that humor can be utilized to produce a resourceful, encouraging and…