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This document outlines the Community Language Learning (CLL) method for teaching foreign languages. CLL uses small groups and a counseling approach where the teacher acts as a counselor and paraphraser to reduce student anxiety. The goals are to develop language mastery and trusting relationships. The teacher responds supportively while students learn through counseling and interaction. Feelings are addressed, the native language is used, and errors are gently corrected to build speaking, grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary skills through understanding and speaking.

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Presentation Community Language Learning

This document outlines the Community Language Learning (CLL) method for teaching foreign languages. CLL uses small groups and a counseling approach where the teacher acts as a counselor and paraphraser to reduce student anxiety. The goals are to develop language mastery and trusting relationships. The teacher responds supportively while students learn through counseling and interaction. Feelings are addressed, the native language is used, and errors are gently corrected to build speaking, grammar, pronunciation and vocabulary skills through understanding and speaking.

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Community Language

Learning
Hicham EL-AZIZI & Yassine LAKHAL
Outline
1. Definition 7. How are student’s feeling dealt with?
2. Background 8. What language skills are
emphasized?
3. Goals
9. Role of the native language?
4. Role of teacher & student
10. How does evaluation occur?
5. Teaching & learning activities
11. Negatives
6. Nature of student & teacher
interact 12. Positives
Definition
CLL is a method of teaching a
foreign language that uses small
groups and other ways of reducing
student’ anxiety. It is based on the
counselling approach in which the
teacher acts as a counselor and
paraphraser, while the learner is seen
as a client and collaborator.
Background
- CLL grew from an idea to apply a - The term counselling means one
concept of psychotherapy in person giving advice, assistance,
language teaching. and support to another who has a
- This method was developed by problem.
Charles A. Curran and his
associates in Chicago, 1970.
- It is also called the method of
counselling.
Goals
- The main goal of this method is
attaining near-native mastery of
the target language.
- Specific goals include developing
a whole person learning process
and trusting relationship among
the members of the class.
Role of Teacher & Student
Teacher Student
- Plays the role of a counsellor. - Learner is a member of community.
- Responds calmly and - He learns through counselling with his
nonjudgemmentally. teacher and classmates.
- Has a supportive manner. - He listens carefully to the knower,
repeats the target utterances, supports
- Helps the clients to understand the fellow members, reports deep inner
problems better. feelings, and acts as a counselor to other
- Provides a safe environment. learners.
Teaching & Learning Activities
- The lesson is presented in the native - He understands them.
language.
- The conversation is recorded and
- Students ask questions in their transcribed to be material for later
native language and the teacher classes.
answers in the target language.
- The textbook is not considered as
- Grammar points are examined. an essential component for the
- Students tell the teacher how they course.
feel.
Teacher & Student Interaction
- The nature of the student-teacher - Thus, building a relationship with
interaction changes within the and among students is very
lesson and over time. important. Students can learn
- The community language method from their interaction with each
is neither student-centered, nor other as well as their interaction
teacher-centred, but rather with the teacher. This method, of
student-teacher centered. course, insists on the spirit of
cooperation, not competition.
How are the student’s feelings dealt with?

- Responding to the students’ feelings


is considered very important. One
regular activity is inviting students to
comment carefully. By watching
students, he understands how the
feel. The teacher can help them
overcome negative feelings that
might otherwise block their learning
process.
The role of the Native Language?

The role of the native


language in this method is
essential. First language is
needed in order to achieve
and succeed a coherent and
productive communication
process.
What language skills are emphasized?
• Speaking
• Grammar
• Pronunciation
• Vocabulary
• Understanding and
Speaking
Treatment of errors

• Errors are corrected gently.


The instructor tries to
correct the learner's errors
by repeating the
mispronounced term over
and over again until it is
acquired
Disadvantages of the method
• This method can be used only in small
groups/classes.
• Requires teachers who are skilled in the field
of linguistics.
• Translation is an intricate and difficult task.
The success of this method relies largely on
the counselor’s translation.
Advantages of the method
• Works well with lower level students who
are struggling in Spoken English.
• It creates a warm, sympathetic and trusting
relationship between teacher and learners.
• Cooperation between teacher and students
in determining the topics that will be
discussed.

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