Theoretical components of Suggestopedia Advantages and disadvantages of Suggestopedia

F. Theoretical components of Suggestopedia

According to Bancroft, There are six principal components are used in the classroom includes: authority, infantilization, double- planedness, intonation, rhythm, concert pseudo-passiveness. 29 1. Authority The students will remember and are influence from teachers. The teacher has authority in the classroom to lead to greater expectancy and higher motivation on the part of the students. 2. Infantilization The teacher and students should have relation like parent to child to build their self-confidence the teachers make a game for students like role playing, games. 3. Double-Planedness The students get stimulation from environment and teacher’s manner. They are not only learning from the direct instruction but also from the environment in which the instruction takes place. 4. Intonation Intonation gives a rise or fall of the voice in the speaking to make effect when the program to be memorized is presented in a rhythmical manner with suitable pauses between the words or phrases 30 5. Rhythm The rhythm in presentation to give strong effect of the sound with varying intonations then to maintains memorization at an optimal. It is useful to induce boredom though monotony of repetition. 29 Bancroft, Suggestopedia and language Acquisition variation on a theme, Amsterdam : The Gordon and Breach Publisher, 1999, p.33 30 Bancroft, op.cit p.44 6. Concert pseudo-passiveness The create individual or students relaxed with the atmosphere in learning process is pleasant by giving suggestion for elimination of fatigue, stress and improvement of motivation and ability to work

G. Advantages and disadvantages of Suggestopedia

a. The advantages of using Suggestopedia in learning reading comprehension of narrative text include: 1. Teacher can be optimal to elaborate the material by using some instrument music to make students interest 2. Students are happy to join class when the setting of the class different and colorful 3. Lazanov said, the students have a good memorizing of the vocabulary 31 b. The disadvantages of using suggestopedia in teaching reading narrative text include: 1. Teacher should be spend more time to prepare class setting by suggestopedia method 2. Not all the school supported the aids to teach by using suggestopedia need 3. More complex to prepare materials rather than other method 4. Some of students make noisy in the classroom and disturb other students.

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