1. The Principles
Teacher Roles
Student Roles
In Community
Language Learning

2. The Goals of The Teacher
The teachers want their student to
learn;
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using the language communicatively
learning about their own learning
taking responsibility
sharing knowledge from one another

3. The Role of The Teacher
 Counselor
 Understander
 Provider
of a safe environment
 Generator of non-defensive
learning

4. The Role of The Students
Learner
WHOLE PERSON
 There are 5 stages in student roles;
1)) Infant: Dependent on teacher for
learning.

5. 2)) Achieves a measure of
independence: by using simple
expressions and pharases
3)) Seperate – existance: rejects
assistance from teacher

6. 4)) Adolescence: greater security and
readiness to benefit in the language
5)) Independent: capable of defining
their understanding, correct using of
language

7. What is The Role of Native
Language?
Providing a bridge from familiar to the
unfamiliar
 Meaning is made clear
 The feelings of students are
understood easily
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8. What is the Nature of
Interactions?
Student- Teacher interaction: 2 types
1) The students are assertive
2) The teacher is in charge and
providing direction
Student-Student interaction:
• Spirit of cooperation, NOT competition
• Trusting relationship

9. How is the Language and
Culture viewed?
Language is for communication
 Language becomes the means for
developing creative and critical
thinking
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 Culture is an integral part of
language learning

10. How does the teacher respond to
student Errors ?
 No
immediate correction
 Repeating the correct
form
 No calling further
attention
 Respectful relationship
with students

11. SYLLABUS
 Topic-based
 Students choose the
topic
 Teacher doesn’t give
the grammar,
vocabulary and other
language items in
advance
 Interaction -based

12. How is the Evalution ?
No particular mode of evaluation
 A test at the end of a course
 Writing a paragraph or oral interview
 Encouraging students to self-evaluate
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13. Some Important
Characteristics of the
Community Language
Learning
Responding to the students’ feeling and
student security in the lesson

Listening+ Speaking > Writing+ Reading
Grammar+ Vocabulary
 The most important skillls are
understanding and speaking the language

14. Various activities are made for
exploring the language
Six elements of non-defensive
learning
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SECURITY
AGRESSION
ATTENTION
REFLECTION
RETENTION
DISCRIMINATION

15. Merve Özdemir
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