Suggestopedia

Suggestopedia, a portmanteau of "suggestion" and "pedagogy" is a teaching method used to learn foreign languages developed by the Bulgarian psychiatrist Georgi Lozanov.[1][2][3] It is also known as desuggestopedia.

First developed in the 1970s, suggestopedia utilised positive suggestions in teaching language. In 1978, Lozanov presented the method to a commission in Paris at UNESCO.[4] Two years later in 1980, UNESCO issued their final report with various mixed views on the theory. On the one hand, it affirmed suggestopedia as a language learning technique for second-language speakers, but the report also included various criticisms of the theory.[5]

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  4. ^ Suggestology and suggestopedia: theory and practice. Expert Working Group on Suggestology and Suggestopedia. UNESCO. Sofia. 1978. ED.78/WS/119. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  5. ^ Rapport final. Expert Working Group on Suggestology and Suggestopedia. UNESCO. Sofia. 1980. ED/SCM/MMT, ED.80/WS/160. Retrieved 22 July 2023.