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CommunityCommunity
Language LearningLanguage Learning
A Brief DiscussionA Brief Discussion
ACHIE F. ELVINAACHIE F. ELVINA
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OverviewOverview
• an approach in which students workan approach in which students worktogether to develop what aspects of atogether to develop what aspects of a
language they would like to learn.language they would like to learn.
• developed by Charles A Curran, adeveloped by Charles A Curran, a
new education model he callednew education model he called
"Counseling-Learning"."Counseling-Learning".
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• frst method to combine thefrst method to combine the
feld o language learning withfeld o language learning with
the dynamics and principles othe dynamics and principles o
counseling.counseling.
• addressed the threatening nature oaddressed the threatening nature oa new learning situation to manya new learning situation to manyadult learners and the anxietyadult learners and the anxiety
caused by the educational contextcaused by the educational context
• the teacher to be perceived as anthe teacher to be perceived as anempathetic helping agent in theempathetic helping agent in the
learning process, not a threat.learning process, not a threat.
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•a proessor o psychology ata proessor o psychology atLoyola University.Loyola University.
•Curran was best nown or hisCurran was best nown or hisextensive studies on adultextensive studies on adultlearninglearning
• inspired by the humanisticinspired by the humanistic
psychology o Carl !ogerspsychology o Carl !ogers
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" sees to encourage" sees to encourage
teachers to see theirteachers to see theirstudents as #whole# personsstudents as #whole# persons
" attempts to teach" attempts to teachstudents how to use anotherstudents how to use another
language communicativelylanguage communicatively
" encourages students to" encourages students totae more responsibility ortae more responsibility or
their own learningtheir own learning
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$eatures%$eatures%
• 'tudents are to be considered as'tudents are to be considered as
#learner"clients# and the teacher#learner"clients# and the teacher
as a #teacher"counselor#.as a #teacher"counselor#.
• !elationship o mutual trust and!elationship o mutual trust andsupport is considered essential tosupport is considered essential to
the learning process.the learning process.
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• 'tudents are permitted to'tudents are permitted to
use their native language,use their native language,and are provided withand are provided with
translations rom the teachertranslations rom the teacher
which they then attempt towhich they then attempt toapply.apply.
• (rammar and vocabulary(rammar and vocabularyare taught inductively.are taught inductively.
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"" #Chuns# o target language#Chuns# o target language
produced by the students are recordedproduced by the students are recordedand later listened to then transcribedand later listened to then transcribed
with native language e)uivalentswith native language e)uivalents
,become texts the students wor with.,become texts the students wor with.
"" 'tudents apply the target'tudents apply the target
language independently andlanguage independently andwithout translation when theywithout translation when they
eel inclined* confdent enough toeel inclined* confdent enough to
do so.do so.
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" 'tudents are encouraged" 'tudents are encouraged
to express how they eelto express how they eel
about the language andabout the language andthe learning process.the learning process.
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+ 'tages o evelopment+ 'tages o evelopment
• ““Birth”:Birth”: eeling o security andeeling o security andbelonging are established.belonging are established.
• e!f : ae!f : as the learner-s abilitys the learner-s ability
improve, they achieve aimprove, they achieve ameasure o independence rommeasure o independence rom
the parent.the parent.
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• Separate Existence : lSeparate Existence : learners can speakearners can speak
independently.independently.
• Adolescence :Adolescence :
learners are securelearners are secure
enough to take criticism and beingenough to take criticism and being
corrected.corrected.
• Independence :Independence : the learner becomes anthe learner becomes anadult and becomes the knower adult and becomes the knower ..
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he process involves fve he process involves fve
stages%stages%
•'tage /" !e0ection'tage /" !e0ection
•'tage 1 " !ecorded'tage 1 " !ecordedConversationConversation
•'tage 2 " iscussion'tage 2 " iscussion
•'tage 3 " ranscription'tage 3 " ranscription•'tage + 4 Language 5nalysis'tage + 4 Language 5nalysis
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'tage /" !e0ection'tage /" !e0ection
• students sit in a circle.students sit in a circle.
• small portable tapesmall portable taperecorder inside the circle.recorder inside the circle.
the teacher standsthe teacher standsoutside circleoutside circle
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•when a student has somethingwhen a student has somethingto say in the oreign language,to say in the oreign language,they call the 6nower over andthey call the 6nower over and
whisper what they want to say,whisper what they want to say,
in their mother tongue.in their mother tongue.
teacher translate, studentteacher translate, student
attempts to repeat theattempts to repeat the
utterance, with the rest o theutterance, with the rest o the
group eavesdroppinggroup eavesdropping
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'tage 1 " !ecorded'tage 1 " !ecorded
ConversationConversation
• 7hen the 6nower is satisfed,7hen the 6nower is satisfed,the utterance is recorded by thethe utterance is recorded by the
student.student.
• 5nother student then repeats5nother student then repeats
the process, till there is a ind othe process, till there is a ind odialogue recorded.dialogue recorded.
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'tage 2 " iscussion'tage 2 " iscussion
• students discuss how theystudents discuss how they
thin the conversationthin the conversationwentwent
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'tage 3 " ranscription'tage 3 " ranscription
• he 6nower then replays the he 6nower then replays therecording, and transcribes itrecording, and transcribes it
on the board.on the board.
• 'tudents listen to the tape'tudents listen to the tapeand transcribe theirand transcribe theirconversationconversation
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'tage + 4 Language 5nalysis'tage + 4 Language 5nalysis
• 'tudents may as'tudents may as
)uestions.)uestions.
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5dvantages5dvantages
• 8t has many techni)ues to reduce8t has many techni)ues to reduceanxiety.anxiety.
• Learners appreciate the autonomy itLearners appreciate the autonomy ito9ers.o9ers.
• 7ors well with lower levels who are7ors well with lower levels who arestruggling to produce spoen :nglish.struggling to produce spoen :nglish.
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•$acilitate learning in a context o$acilitate learning in a context ovaluing and pri;ing eachvaluing and pri;ing each
individual in the group.individual in the group.
• 5ttempt to teach students how5ttempt to teach students how
to use another languageto use another languagecommunicatively.communicatively.
• ries to encourage the students ries to encourage the students
to tae increasingly moreto tae increasingly moreresponsibility or their ownresponsibility or their own
learning.learning.
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isadvantagesisadvantages
• mother languagestudents> mother language
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• Cannot be used or large orCannot be used or large or
very large classes.very large classes.• eacher also has to have eacher also has to have
enormous reserves o energy.enormous reserves o energy.
• =ot all teachers underwent=ot all teachers underwentcounselling training.counselling training.
• 'uitable or adult learners, not'uitable or adult learners, not
or children.or children.
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Enduring Value of CLL:Enduring Value of CLL:
• Emphasis on whole-personEmphasis on whole-personlearninglearning
• The role of a supportive,The role of a supportive,non-judgmental teacher non-judgmental teacher
• Passing of responsibilitPassing of responsibilitfor learning to the learnersfor learning to the learners
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