COMMUNITY

LANGUAGE LEARNING (CLL)

 THEORY :
. Also known as ‘ Counseling – learning ’ .

. It’s a good method to practice speaking and listening .

. Teacher’s and students’ role :

[ Teacher = Counselor / Students = Client ]

. Relationship between teacher and students :

[ dependency  independency ]
. Native language are permitted among students .

. Translation will be provided by the teacher .

. Specially created for adult learner who might fear

to appear foolish .

. Students apply the target language independently when

they feel confident enough to do so .

. Students are encouraged to express how they feel about

the learning process .
Activities :
1 ) Translation

Students form a circle

A student speak out in his/her mother tongue

Teacher translate it into the target language

2 ) Tape recording

Students speak out in their mother tongue

Teacher translate the language chunks into target language

Students repeat the chunks in target language

Only target language production are recorded

3 ) Reflection on experience

Teacher takes time after carry out various activities

Students are allow to express how they feel about the

activities

Teacher indicates understanding / empathy

4 ) Group work

Tasks like discussion of a topic , preparing a

conversation are given

Students work in a small groups to complete the task

Present it to the rest of the class

 ADVANTAGES :
. Works well with lower levels students who are struggling
in spoken English .

. Lower students’ anxiety and overcome threatening

affective filter.

. It creates a warm , sympathetic and trusting relationship

between teacher and learners .

. Counselor allow the learners to determine type of

conversation .

. Train students to become independent .

DISADVANTAGES :
. Some learners find it difficult to speak on tape .

. In order for students to become independent , teacher

might neglect the need for guidance .

. Teacher has to be highly proficient in the target language

and in the language of students .

. Translation is an intricate and difficult task . The success

of this method relies largely on the counselor’s
translation .

. It is time consuming to carry out .

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