Which method uses techniques developed in group counselling and involves learners talking in their native language with translation by the teacher?

• A. The Silent Way
• B. CLL
• C. The Communicative Approach
• D. Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis

Answer: (B)

This item tests knowledge of a language teaching method that blends counseling-style group work with translation by the teacher, using learners’ native language in class. Community Language Learning is built on the idea of a supportive group learning environment inspired by Carl Rogers’ client‑centered counseling. In this approach, the teacher acts as a counselor and translator. Learners express themselves in their first language about meaningful topics, and the teacher translates what they say into the target language for the group. This process helps reduce anxiety and builds interpersonal trust, so learners feel safe to communicate before focusing on form or accuracy. Over time, as confidence and competence grow, the need for translation diminishes.

This matches the description given: group counselling techniques, with learners speaking in their native language and the teacher providing translation. The other options reflect different orientations—The Silent Way emphasizes facilitator-led discovery with minimal translation; The Communicative Approach centers on meaningful target-language use but not through teacher-mediated translation of L1; and the Acquisition-Learning Hypothesis is a theoretical idea about how language is acquired versus learned, not a teaching method that uses group counselling and translation.