The Silent Way and Suggestopedia -- Discussion

1. These two methods have some rather radical idea about teaching. Which concepts struck you as most interesting and intriguing?

2. Which concepts do you seriously question?

3. How does the Silent Way try to foster independence in learners? What might be some other ways to do this?

4. One of the main concepts of Suggestopedia is to lower barriers to learning. What kind of barriers do you think people have to learning? How can we help learners lower them?