CLL (Community Language Learning)

1. The Definition of CLL (Community Language Learning)

Community language learning (CLL) is an approach in which students work together to develop
what aspects of a language they would like to learn. The teacher acts as a counselor while the learner
acts as a collaborator (client), although sometimes this role can be changed.

2. Characteristic of CLL (Community Language Learning)

1. Students typically have a conversation using their native language.

2. The teacher helps them express what they want to say by giving them the target language
translation.

3. These words are recorded, and when they are replayed, it sounds like a fairly fluid conversation.

4. Later, a transcript is made of the conversation, and native language equivalents are written
beneath the target language words.

5. The transcription of the conversation becomes a ‘text’ with which students work.

6. Various activities are conducted (for example, examination of a grammar point, working on
pronunciation of a particular phrase, or creating new sentences with words from the transcript)
that allow students to further explore the language they have generated.

7. During the course of the lesson, students are invited to say how they feel, and in return the
teacher understands them.

3. Procedure of CLL (Community Language Learning)

The process of language teaching above may be summarized in a simple procedure as

presented in a first day of CLL class by Dieter Storing (in Stevick 1980: 185-6)
1. The class begins with an informal meeting and everyone introduce himself or herself.
2. The knower makes a statement of the goal and guidelines for the course.
3. They form a circle so that everyone has visual contact with one another and everyone is within
easy to conversation.
4. A volunteer student initiates conversation with other students by giving a message in their
mother tongue.
5. The knower goes and stands behind the student, whispers an equivalent translation of the
message in the target language.
6. The student repeats the message that has been translated into the target language.
7. Each student in the group has a chance to express his massage what their gets from the leader.
8. The knower always stands behind the students who are saying their statements and translate
their message in the target language.
9. Each student repeats his message in the target language.
10. The knower chooses sentences to write on the blackboard that highlight some elements of
language, such as grammar, vocabulary (translation) or pronunciation.
11. The students may ask questions about any of the elements discuss.
 12. The knower encourages the students to copy sentences from the blackboard including the
translation in their mother tongue.
4. Kinds of techniques in CLL method
1. Tape – recording student conversation
This is a technique used to record students-generated language as well as give the opportunity for
community learning to come about.
2. Transcription
The teacher transcribes the students’ tape – recorded target language conversation.
3. Reflection on Experience
The teacher takes time during and/or after the various activities to give the students to
opportunity to reflect on how they feel about the language learning experience, themselves
learners and their relationship with one another
4. The students Reflective Listening
The students relax and listen to their own voices speaking the target language on the tape.
5. Human Computer
A student chooses some part of the transcript to practice pronouncing. She is “in control” of the
teacher when she tries to say the word or phrase.
6. Small Group Task
The small groups in the class we observed were asked to make new sentences with the words on
the transcript.
5. Advantages and Disadvantages
Advantages
 The counselor allow the learners to determine type of conversation and to analyze the language
inductively.
 The student centered nature of the method can provide extrinsic motivation and capitalized an
intrinsic motivation.
Disadvantages
 The counselor- teacher can become too nondirective. Students often need direction.
 Translation is an intricate and difficult task. The success of the method relies largely on the
translation expertise of the counselor.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Community_language_learning

http://wayansidakarya.blogspot.co.id/2012/06/community-language-learning-cll.html

Papers made by :
1. Anik Isnawati 15012023
2. Nurul Hidayatun Ni’mah 15012038
3. Saidatul Akmaliah 15012041
4. Siti Karomatun Ni’mah 15012053