Community Language Learning
The goal of the Teacher Students should learn to use TL
Learners take responsibility
Lecahers and students teach each other as
whole person communicatively
The role of the Teacher A councelor
The role of the Students Dependent upon the teacher
Inductively
Students first have conversation in their NL
The teacher helps them express what they
think through translation inchunks
The chunks are recorded and displayed then
Characteristics of Teaching / Learning
A transcript is made and becomes a text to be
process
worked out
According to Curan, there is six elements for
nondefensive learnning :
Security
Aggression
Attention
Reflection
Retention
Dicrimination
Student – Teacher Interaction S-T interaction changes within the lesson and
overtime
CLL is neither teacher-centered nor student-
centered but tecaher-student centered
Student – Student Interaction Building releatioship among students is very
important
A spirit of cooperation not competition
The feelings of the students Student security is the basic element of
learning provess
The language Language is for communication
learning is persons
The culture An integral part of language learning
Areas of the language Grammar points, vocabulary and
pronunciation are worked
Language skills Understanding and speaking the language at
the beginning through reinforcement reading
and writing
Native language Student security is enhanced by using NL
NL builds a bridge from the familiar to
unfamiliar
In later stages, more and more TL is used
Evaluation No particular mode of valution
A teacher-made classroom test is integrative
not discrete-point testing
Self-evaluation
Students’ errors Corrected in a nonthreatening way
Techniques
Tape recording student Transcription Reflection on experience
conversation
Reflective Listening Human Computer Small group talks
Whole person learning
Takes its principles from Counseling-Learning approach
Teachers become counselors who is skillful understander
Non-defensive learming- peacefull environment
Human computer- Teacher becomes Human computer,helping students in
pronounciation of words or phrases.
Teacher's position is important, they want their students feel safe,secure,confident not
disturbed
Teacher stands behind the students to reduce stress
