Georgi Lozanov
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Georgi Lozanov is a Bulgarian educator and psychiatrist
who developed suggestopedia
/suggestopaedia, a learning/teaching theory based on his early-1960s study of suggestion which is called as "suggestology". His suggestopedia theory and practice were examined by UNESCO in the late 1970s and proved to be effective. (UNESCO report and recommendation)
Lozanov's theory and practice triggered an accelerated learning
movement in the West, where various techniques not originally included in the Lozanov's theory were introduced. Such techniques included elements such as breathing, visualization
and biofeedback
.
Lozanov has earlier also conducted advanced long-term research in the field of parapsychology
, especially on clairvoyance
. See Psycic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain by Sheila Ostrander & Lynn Schroeder. Due to the policy of the former communist regime which confiscated much of Lozanov's research-material, the main body of his work in this field still remains unpublished.
Psychiatrist
A psychiatrist is a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. All psychiatrists are trained in diagnostic evaluation and in psychotherapy...
who developed suggestopedia
Suggestopedia
Suggestopedia or Suggestopaedia is a teaching method developed by the Bulgarian psychotherapist Georgi Lozanov. It is used in different fields, but mostly in the field of foreign language learning...
/suggestopaedia, a learning/teaching theory based on his early-1960s study of suggestion which is called as "suggestology". His suggestopedia theory and practice were examined by UNESCO in the late 1970s and proved to be effective. (UNESCO report and recommendation)
Lozanov's theory and practice triggered an accelerated learning
Accelerated language learning
Accelerated learning was developed based on the research and theories of Georgi Lozanov's suggestopedia. The term is now associated with diverse methods in education that target accelerated learning. The term "accelerated learning" is a very broad term encompassing diverse techniques, methodologies...
movement in the West, where various techniques not originally included in the Lozanov's theory were introduced. Such techniques included elements such as breathing, visualization
Mental image
A mental image is an experience that, on most occasions, significantly resembles the experience of perceiving some object, event, or scene, but occurs when the relevant object, event, or scene is not actually present to the senses...
and biofeedback
Biofeedback
Biofeedback is the process of becoming aware of various physiological functions using instruments that provide information on the activity of those same systems, with a goal of being able to manipulate them at will...
.
Lozanov has earlier also conducted advanced long-term research in the field of parapsychology
Parapsychology
The term parapsychology was coined in or around 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir, and originates from para meaning "alongside", and psychology. The term was adopted by J.B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research...
, especially on clairvoyance
Clairvoyance
The term clairvoyance is used to refer to the ability to gain information about an object, person, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses, a form of extra-sensory perception...
. See Psycic Discoveries Behind the Iron Curtain by Sheila Ostrander & Lynn Schroeder. Due to the policy of the former communist regime which confiscated much of Lozanov's research-material, the main body of his work in this field still remains unpublished.
External links
- http://www.lozanov.com.br/en
- http://dr-lozanov.com
- http://www.ascilite.org.au/ajet/ajet7/dipamo.html
- http://www.gu.edu.au/school/lal/japanesemain/private.kaz.suggestopedia.html