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Community Language Learning Method Overview

The document describes the community language learning (CLL) method for teaching foreign languages. CLL lessons typically involve 5 stages: (1) students reflect silently on a discussion topic, (2) they have a recorded conversation in their native language that is translated, (3) they discuss the conversation, (4) transcribe it, and (5) analyze the language used. CLL is meant for monolingual classes where the teacher speaks the students' native language. It aims to integrate translation to reduce anxiety and empower students by focusing on communication and their needs.

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Community Language Learning Method Overview

The document describes the community language learning (CLL) method for teaching foreign languages. CLL lessons typically involve 5 stages: (1) students reflect silently on a discussion topic, (2) they have a recorded conversation in their native language that is translated, (3) they discuss the conversation, (4) transcribe it, and (5) analyze the language used. CLL is meant for monolingual classes where the teacher speaks the students' native language. It aims to integrate translation to reduce anxiety and empower students by focusing on communication and their needs.

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C O M M U N I T Y L A N G U A G E

L E A R N I N G M E T H O D
• Community language learning (CLL) was primarily designed for monolingual conversation
classes where the teacher-counsellor would be able to speak the learners' L1.
• The intention was that it would integrate translation so that the students would disassociate
language learning with risk taking. It's a method that is based on English for communication and
is extremely learner-focused. Although each course is unique and student-dictated, there are
certain criteria that should be applied to all CLL classrooms, namely a focus on fluency in the
early stages, an undercurrent of accuracy throughout the course and learner empowerment as
the main focus.
H O W İ T W O R K S İ N T H E C L A S S R O O M I N A T Y P İ C A L C L L L E S S O N I H AV E
F İ V E S TA G E S :

• Stage 1- ReflectionI start with students sitting in a circle around a tape recorder to create a
community [Link] students think in silence about what they'd like to talk about, while I
remain outside the [Link] avoid a lack of ideas students can brainstorm their ideas on the
board before recording.
• Stage 2 - Recorded conversationOnce they have chosen a subject the students tell me in their
L1 what they'd like to say and I discreetly come up behind them and translate the language
chunks into English.
• Stage 3 - DiscussionNext the students discuss how they think the conversation went. They can
discuss how they felt about talking to a microphone and whether they felt more comfortable
speaking aloud than they might do normally.
• Stage 4 - TranscriptionNext they listen to the tape and transcribe their conversation. I only
intervene when they ask for help.
• Stage 5 - Language analysisI sometimes get students to analyse the language the same lesson
or sometimes in the next lesson. This involves looking at the form of tenses and vocabulary used
and why certain ones were chosen, but it will depend on the language produced by the students.
• Although CLL is primarily meant as a 'whole' approach to teaching I have found it equally useful
for an occasional lesson, especially with teenagers. It enables me to refocus on the learner while
my students immediately react positively to working in a community. They take exceptionally well
to peer-correction and by working together they overcome their fear of speaking. I have also
found quieter students able to offer corrections to their peers and gladly contribute to the
recording stage of the lesson. It's a teaching method which encompasses all four skills while
simultaneously revealing learners' styles which are more or less analytical in their approach to
language learning. All of which raises our awareness as a teacher and that of our [Link]
you have tried CLL with your class, it's a good idea to evaluate the method. Here are some
possible questions you could ask.
PELİN AYYILDIZ

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