NEUROLINGUIS

TIC
PROGRAMMING

Background

NLP

Developed by John
Grindler and Richard

Bandler

In the mid and

1970s
Trainingphilosophy
set of
training techniques
Created to: - Build rapport with
clients
- Gather
information
- Help them
achieve goals

Grindl
er and
Bandl
er

Were interested in
how
people
influence each other
and how behaviours
could be duplicated.
Wanted
to
discover
how
successful
communicators
achieved their success.
Wanted to develop a series of
procedures that would enable
people to improve themselves.

NLP
Is based on a series of
Provides a theoretical
underlying
framework and a set
assumptions about
of working principles.
how the mind works
and how people act
and interact.

NLP Principles have been

applied in:
Management training
Sports training
Communication sales and
Marketing
Language

It appeals to those
teaching interested in
Humanistic
Approaches.

Approach
Theory of language and
learning

Observable
patterns
(programs) of
thought and
behaviour

Beliefs about
the brain
and how it
functions.

Neuro

Linguist
ic

Programmi
ng

A theory of
communication
which tries to
explain verbal and
nonverbal

Practitioners
claim to be able
to deprogram and
program clients
behaviours with a
precision close to

Computer
programmi
ng

Modeling

is
central to NLP
views on learning
Modeling
successful
behaviour leads
to excellence.

Learning
effective
behaviour is
viewed as a
problem of skill

Design
Objectives, syllabus, learning
activities, roles of learners,
teachers, and materials.

Four key
principles:

Outcomes: Know what you

want

Rapport: Establish rapport with

yourself and then with others

Sensory acuity: Use your

senses

Flexibility: Keep changing what

13 presuppositions that
guide the application of NLP.
Mind and body are interconnected.
The map is not the territory.
There is no failure, only feedback.
The map becomes the territory.
Knowing what you want helps you
get it.
The resources we need are within us.
Communication is nonverbal as well

The nonconscious is benevolent.

Communication is nonconscious as
well as conscious.
All behavior has a positive
intention.

The meaning of my communication

is the response I get.

Modeling excellent behavior leads to

excellence.
In any system, the element with
the greatest flexibility will have the

Procedure
NLP Principles can be applied
to the teaching of all aspects
of language.

Suggested Plan Sequence:

Purpose

Focus

To help
students
become
aware at a
feeling level of
the conceptual
meaning of a
grammatical
structure.

Awareness of
instances of the
present
perfect.

Guided
Fantasy
The lesson
begins with a
guided fantasy
of eating a food
item and then
reflecting on
the experience

Going on
an inner
grammati
cal
experienc
e as you
eat a
biscuit

3
Check
understandi
ng of the
vocabulary

5
Teacher
produce
d
fantasy

Relax
and close
your
eyes

6
Describe
how
youre
feeling

Ive
eaten a
biscuit
How do
you feel?

Conclusion:
NLP is not a language teaching
method.
It is a humanistic philosophy and
a set of beliefs.
It offers a different interpretation
of the role of the teacher and the
learner.