An Application Of Suggestopedia In English Reading Teaching For Senior High Students

In 2013,our country proposed the "One Belt One Road" strategic concept.It is an important strategy for China's development.It is based on the concept of peaceful development,cooperation,and mutual support with the main contents of communication.It aims to open up a new pattern for China.In the “One Belt One Road” situation,in order to strengthen cooperation with the world,it is very important for us to cultivate foreign language talents.But the cultivation of the talent depends on education,so the reform of the new curriculum has become an inevitable requirement for the development of education.With the promulgation of the new high school English Curriculum Standards,senior high School English teaching reform has entered a new stage.The new curriculum focuses on the concept of "people-oriented" education.Much more attention is paid to the realization of the targets of affect,attitudes,and values.So it is urgent for English senior high school teachers to find a new teaching method in line with the reform.How to make the students master English quickly and effectively? There is no doubt that the Suggestopedia will be a wise choice for the English teachers.Suggestopedia was invented by Georgi·Lozanov in the mid-60's of the 20 th century in Bulgaria.He is a Psychology Doctor,and his philosophy is to arouse the learners' subconsciousness in English learning.It helps learners not only feeling well in the case of studying efficiently but also grasping the larger subject contents quickly.So it is widespread in Europe and the United States.In the 1980's,Suggestopedia was introduced to China,but it was not widely spreaded due to the lack of objective conditions.This paper gives a brief introduction to Suggestopedia's background,definition,and its theoretical basis.According to its principles and teaching techniques,the author designs an application plan and conducted an experiment on the freshmen of senior high school students.The one semester experiment proves that Suggestopedia can tap the potential of students' brain and help the students study actively and quickly.It is not only an effective way to improve students' English study but also help them to build optimistic attitude towards life.