Community language learning (CLL) is a

language-teaching approach Language pedagogy is the discipline concerned with the theories and techniques of teaching language. It has been described as a type of teaching wherein the teacher draws from his prior knowledge and actual experience in teaching language. The appr ...

focused on group-interest learning. It is based on the ''counselling-approach'' in which the teacher acts as a counselor and a

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r, while the learner is seen as a client and collaborator.

Background

The CLL approach was developed by

Charles Arthur Curran Charles Arthur Curran (1913–1978) was a priest of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Columbus and psychologist who is best known as the creator of Community Language Learning (CLL), a method in education and specifically in Second Language Teaching. ...

, a Jesuit priest, professor of

psychology Psychology is the science, scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of consciousness, conscious and Unconscious mind, unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immens ...

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, and

counseling Counseling is the professional guidance of the individual by utilizing psychological methods especially in collecting case history data, using various techniques of the personal interview, and testing interests and aptitudes. This is a list of co ...

specialist. According to Curran, a counselor helps a client understand his or her own problems better by 'capturing the essence of the clients concern ... ndrelating he client'saffect to cognition...'; in effect, understanding the client and responding in a detached yet considerate manner.Richards, Jack C (1986:138)

Methods

Natural approach

Online communities

These types of communities have recently arisen with the explosion of educational resources for language learning on the Web.

Barriers

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