COMMUNITY LANGUAGE LEARNING

(CLL)

HISTORY

1970s

fruitful era

L2 learning and teaching affective domain

Developed by

CHARLES CURRAN

Specialist in counseling
Professor of Psychology at Loyola University, Chicago

Psychological technique to learning

COUNSELING LEARNING

COUNSELING

Counseling is one person giving advice, assistance and support to another person who has a problem or is in some way in need.

CHARACTERISTICS

Students (clients) Teachers (counselors)

Learning with help of native language

Mutual trust is essential

Students speech is recorded

TYPICAL

CLASSROOM sit in a circle translates native language into target language repeat message become independent

Students Teacher

Students Students

COMMUNICATION

Interactions
Between Between

learners

teachers

learners

compared to human growth

Stage 1: Dependent

(learner like an infant)

Stage 2: Self-assertive

(learner establishes independence)

Stage 3: Resentful and indignant

(learner target language)

Stage 4: Tolerant

(learner functions independently)

Stage 5: Independent

(learner refines understanding)

Tasks and activities

Counselors

Translation Group work Recording Transcription Analysis Reflection and observation Listening Free conversation

Help the client try to understand

Materials

May be developed by the teacher as the course develops.

ADVANTAGES

CLL creats a warm, sympathetic, trusting realtionship between learners teachers.

Counselor allows the learner to choose types of conversations. Students have freedom and high motivation in class.

DISADVANTAGES

Counselor teacher can become too nondirective.

Translation is a complex process for counselors. Too demanding for language teachers (knowledge in many fields)

Building a relationship with and among students is the most important aspect.