1) The nature of student-teacher interaction changes within the lesson and over time.
2) Sometimes the students are assertive, as when they are having a conversation.
3) When the students are assertive, the teacher facilitates their ability to express themselves in the target language. He physically removes himself from the circle, thereby encouraging students to interact with one another.
4) At other times in the lesson, the teacher is very obviously in charge and providing direction.
5) At all times initially, the teacher structures the class; at later stages, the students may assume more responsibility for this.
6) The Community Language Learning Method is neither student-centered, nor teacher-centered, but rather teacher-student-centered, with both being decisionmakers in the class.
7) Building a relationship with and among students is very important.
8) In a trusting relationship, any debilitating anxiety that students feel can be reduced, thereby helping students to stay open to the learning process.
9) Students can learn from their interaction with each other as well as their interaction with the teacher. A spirit of cooperation, not competition, can prevail.