This method advises teachers to consider their students as ‘whole persons.’
Whole person learning : teachers consider not only their students’ intellect, but also have some understanding of the relationship among students’ feelings, physical reactions, instinctive protective reactions, and desire to learn.
The Community Language Learning Method takes its principles from the more general Counseling-Learning approach developed by Charles A. Curran, a professor of psychology at Loyola University. He studied adult learning for many years and also influenced by Carl Rogers’ humanistic psychology ( Rogers 1951; Brown 1994), he found that adults often feel threatened by a new learning situation. They are threatened by the change inherent in learning and by the fear that they will appear foolish.
This method refers to two roles: that of the knower (teacher) and student (learner). Also the method draws on the counseling metaphor and refers to these respective roles as a counselor and a client. Because Currant believed that a way to deal with the fears of students is for teachers to become ‘language counselors.’ It does not mean someone trained in psychology, but someone who is a skillful understander of the struggle students face as they attempt to internalize another language. The teacher who can ‘understand’ can indicate his acceptance of the student, so by understanding their fears and being sensitive to them, he can help they overcome their negative feelings and turn them into positive energy to further their learning.
Community language learning (CLL) : an approach in which students work together to develop what aspects of a language they would like to learn. The teacher acts as a counsellor and a paraphraser, while the learner acts as a collaborator, although sometimes this role can be changed.
Whole person learning : teachers consider not only their students’ intellect, but also have some understanding of the relationship among students’ feelings, physical reactions, instinctive protective reactions, and desire to learn.
The Community Language Learning Method takes its principles from the more general Counseling-Learning approach developed by Charles A. Curran, a professor of psychology at Loyola University. He studied adult learning for many years and also influenced by Carl Rogers’ humanistic psychology ( Rogers 1951; Brown 1994), he found that adults often feel threatened by a new learning situation. They are threatened by the change inherent in learning and by the fear that they will appear foolish.
This method refers to two roles: that of the knower (teacher) and student (learner). Also the method draws on the counseling metaphor and refers to these respective roles as a counselor and a client. Because Currant believed that a way to deal with the fears of students is for teachers to become ‘language counselors.’ It does not mean someone trained in psychology, but someone who is a skillful understander of the struggle students face as they attempt to internalize another language. The teacher who can ‘understand’ can indicate his acceptance of the student, so by understanding their fears and being sensitive to them, he can help they overcome their negative feelings and turn them into positive energy to further their learning.
Community language learning (CLL) : an approach in which students work together to develop what aspects of a language they would like to learn. The teacher acts as a counsellor and a paraphraser, while the learner acts as a collaborator, although sometimes this role can be changed.
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