Community Language Learning (CLL) was developed by Charles Curran in Chicago in the 1970s-1980s. It is an approach where students work together in a circle with a tape recorder to develop the language aspects they want to learn. They reflect, have a recorded conversation, discuss what was said, transcribe the recording, and analyze the language used. CLL focuses on learner needs and works well for occasional lessons or with teenagers as it encourages peer learning and correction in a supportive community environment.

2. I. History
- CLL was developed by
Charles A. Curran and his
associates in Chicago in
1970-1980.
- CLL is taken from the “
Counseling Learning
Approach” by Charles A.
Curran.
Charles A. Curran

3. II. Main features
2. Students sitting in a circle
with a tape recorder1. Lower level learners

4.  Community language learning (CLL) is an
approach in which students work together
to develop what aspects of a language
they would like to learn.

5. How it works in the classroom
• Stage 1- Reflection
• Stage 2 - Recorded
conversation
• Stage 3 - Discussion
• Stage 4 - Transcription
• Stage 5 – Language analysis

6. 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 students.