Desuggestopedia as learning strategies for developing students vocubulary

DESUGGESTOPEDIA AS LEARNING STRATEGIES FOR DEVELOPING STUDENTS VOCUBULARY
Contents:
INTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………...3
Chapter I Effect of Suggestopedia Method on Teaching Vocabulary to Primary School Pupils………………………………………………………………………5
1.1. Everything You Need to Know About Using the Suggestopedia Method of Teaching……………………………………………………………………………5
1.2. The Effect of Suggestopedia Method in Teaching Vocabulary to First Grade Secondary School Students………………………………………………….……13
Chapter II THE EFFECT OF SUGGESTOPEDIA IN VOCABULARY LEARNING TOWARDS INDONESIAN MADRASAH STUDENTS………19
2.1. The Role of Happiness in Applying Suggestopedia and Fostering the Language Learning Process……………………………………………………………….…19
2.2. Effect of Suggestopedia Method on Teaching Vocabulary to Primary School Pupils……………………………………………………………………………...26
Conclusion………………………………………………………………………..31
References……………………………………………………………………..…33

INTRODUCTION
Many teachers face difficulty in teaching young learners vocabulary (Sökmen, 1997). The language learner could survive well in school with a good amount of vocabulary knowledge. Vocabulary teaching and learning, though, important element in second language learning and as well as acquisition, receive little attention in the field of English Language Teaching for a long time (Meara, 1980). The pupils were virtually left to learn the vocabulary of the target language by themselves or with little assistance from their instructors (Zimmerman, 1997). As a result, vocabulary learning seems to be very difficult for the learners (Croll, 1971; Meara, 1980). Many English language teachers in Nigeria are still using the word list method to teach vocabulary to primary school pupil (AKPOJOTOR, 2013). The word list method is manifest when list of words are presented to learners and their meaning are explained (Mehta, 2009).
In other words, word list method could be described when teacher selects the target words (most times, in a passage) and teach their meaning in isolation to the students in the class (Laufer & Shmueli, 1997). Consequently, this has not yielded the desired result in vocabulary teaching and learning (Mehta, 2009). Because the presentation of a list of words in isolation could not be enough and cannot provide the students with the required vocabulary knowledge to function; word list in isolation is considered not effective (Laufer & Shmueli, 1997) as a method for building language vocabulary. However, suggestopedia method is considered one of the effective methods for teaching language vocabulary (Priyatmojo, 2009) which could accelerate learning (Lozanov, 1988). In the light of the above, this study aims to examine pupils’ performance in learning vocabulary using suggestopedia in Abbaganaram primary school, Maiduguri-Borno State.
It is generally believed that vocabulary learning plays a crucial role in the language study as ‘without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed’ (Thornbury 2002). It can be observed that when students are asked to make some dialogues in the language classroom, they tend to keep silent due to the lack of vocabulary. There are some other reasons why they are not willing to take part in lessons. One of them is the use of uninteresting methods of teaching by the teacher. As Ramelan (1991) points out ‘the failure of English instruction can be explained by many factors including little knowledge of principles of foreign language teaching and the ways of teaching’.
Language learning is one of the most important students’ activities in a language classroom. It can be observed that nice atmosphere and various teaching methods may guide learners to learn more effectively in a meaningful context. There have been various teaching methods and approaches in the history of language learning that emphasized different educational needs. Hence, it is the role of foreign language teachers to apply them effectively to an English classroom, taking into account several factors such as: the age of the students, their level of proficiency as well as their interests.