Advantages And Disadvantages Of Community Language Learning

Community Language Learning methods takes it is principle from the more general Counseling-Learning approach developed by Charles A Curran studied adult learning for many years. Curran believed that a way to deal with the fears of students is for teacher to become language counselors.

It is language teaching method in which students work together to develop what aspect of a language which they would like to learn. Also based on counseling-approach in which teacher acts as a counselor and a paraphraser, while the learner is seen as client and collaborator. So we can think like teacher as a consular, students as a client, learning as counseling.

In this approach educators want to teach their learners use language communicatively, learning about their own learning, taking responsibility, sharing

14) Students reflect on what they have experienced.

Advantages of CLL: Works well with lower level students who are struggling in spoken English, lower students anxiety and overcome threatening affective filter, it create a warm sympathetic and trusting relationship between teacher and learners, train students become independent, counselor allow to learners to determine types of conversation.

Disadvantages of CLL: Some learners find it difficult to speak on tape, in order to student become independent, teacher might neglect the need for guidance, teacher has t be highly proficient in target language and in the language of students, it is time consuming to carry out, translation is an intricate and difficult task.

In general we can think like that: native language re permitted among students. Translation will be provided by the teacher. Specially created for adult learner who might fear to appear foolish. Students apply the target language independently when they feel confident enough to do so. Students are encouraged to express how they feel about the learning