Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; Foreword; Preface; 1. Foreign Language Learning -- Lightening Quick with Superlearning?; 2. Suggestopedia-Theory and Research; 2.1 Suggestopedia in Scientific Discussion; 2.1.1 Suggestology and Suggestopedia According to Lozanov; 2.1.2 Critical Commentary on Lozanov's Experiments; 2.1.3 The Scientific Basis of Suggestopedia; 2.1.4 Eastern Research into Suggestopedia; 2.1.5 Western Research into Suggestopedia; 2.2 Suggestopedia -- The Method According to Lozanov and Gateva; The Introductory Phase
The Active ConcertThe "Pseudopassive" Concert; The Active Phases; Games in the Activation Phase; The Content of a Suggestopedic Textbook; 2.3 Superlearning; 2.3.1 Superlearning According to Ostrander and Schroeder; Relaxation Exercises; Psychological Relaxation Exercises; Physical Relaxation Exercises; Autogenic Training; 2.3.2 Research about the Effectiveness of Relaxation Exercises and Rhythmic Breathing in Superlearning; 2.4 Summary of the Characteristics of Suggestopedic Methods as Practiced Today; 3. Suggestopedia-Methods and Effectiveness
3.1 Experiments about the Effectiveness of Music in Suggestopedic Foreign Language Instruction3.1.1 Suggestopedia-The Method in the Experiment; The Active Concert Phase; The Introductory Phase; The Pseudopassive Concert; Presentation of Grammar; The Activation Phases; The Content; 3.1.2 The Experiment about the Effectiveness of Music in Intensive Suggestopedic Instruction (Experiment #1); Increasing the Empirical Precision of the Experiment; The Formation of the Groups; The Selection of Teachers; The Teaching Materials; The Process of the Experiment; Instructor Comments
About the Bilingual Presentation of the TextAbout the Games; About the Grammar; Statistical Results; Summary of Experiment #1; 3.1.3 The Effect of the Suggestopedic Environment (Experiment #1); 3.1.4 The Effectiveness of Music in Non-Intensive Suggestopedic Instruction (Experiment #2); Instructor Comments After the Second Experiment; Statistical Results; 3.1.5 Additional Testing of the Results; Summary of Experiment #2; 3.2 Investigation into the Effectiveness of Teacher Behaviors in Suggestopedic Foreign Language Instruction (Experiment #3); Summary
3.3 The Investigation of the Effectiveness of Relaxation Exercises and Rhythmic Breathing in Suggestopedic Foreign Language Instruction (Experiment #4)The Relaxation Exercises; The 4-Second Breathing Rhythm; Summary; 3.4 Summary of the Results; 4. Suggestopedia-Application and Experiences; 4.1 Suggestopedic Foreign Language Instruction in Schools; 4.1.1 Experiences in Schools; 4.1.2 Suggestopedic Intensive Classes in Schools; The intensive course during vacation periods; The intensive course during school; The combined vacation/school intensive course; The epochal intensive course
Summary
First published in 1992
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references ([179]-192) and index
