COMMUNITY

LANGUAGE LEARNING (CLL)

THEORY :

. Also known as Counseling learning .


. Its a good method to practice speaking and listening .

. Teachers 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 :
Teacher translate it into the target language
A student speak out in his/her mother tongue
Students form a circle
1 ) Translation
Only target language production are recorded
Students repeat the chunks in target language
Teacher translate the language chunks into target language
Students speak out in their mother tongue
2 ) Tape recording
Teacher indicates understanding / empathy
Students are allow to express how they feel about the
activities
Teacher takes time after carry out various activities
3 ) Reflection on experience
Present it to the rest of the class
Students work in a small groups to complete the task
Tasks like discussion of a topic , preparing a
conversation are given
4 ) Group work
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 counselors
translation .

. It is time consuming to carry out .

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