“ Identifying and

Selecting Aims”
Today’s session objectives:

To review some theory about

writing objectives.

To practice writing different types

of lesson aims.
What are Aims?
■Aims are what we want
learners to learn or be able to
do at the end of a lesson.
Stating objectives is important
because . . .
 Students will have a clear idea of what they are expected
to achieve.

 Assessment and grading are based on the objectives.

 Teachers can use specific objectives to make sure they

reach the general objectives.

 They guide the content, materials, and the teaching

methodology.
Aims may focus on …
■A function or a grammatical
structure
■Vocabulary of a particular topic
■Developing a language skill
Writing Effective Aims
■Learning-centered
■Context the use of the language
■State exactly which sub-skills will be
developed
■Ensure the aims are clear/measurable,
i.e., how will teachers know that
learners can understand and perform
the target language described in the
aims.
Main Aims…?

 Subsidiary Aims…?

Personal Aims…?

Stage Aims…?
SOME EXAMPLES….
a. To contextualize the topic of holidays .
b. To give students the opportunity to use the
language in a free way.
c. To discriminate the different sounds /i/
and /i:/ from a list of words.
d. To apply different correction techniques.
e. To use the first conditional pattern
correctly.
f. To describe tourist places of our country.
 Language Function
(Main Aim)

Vocabulary
Structure Pronunciation

Punctuation Spelling

Reading
 PRACTICE

General or Specific..???

1. Learn about software programs.

2. Define the parts of speech.
3. Classify countable and uncountable nouns.
4. Know vocabulary about the human body.
5. Develop exams-taking strategies
6. Build up vocabulary for gestures, posture and voice.
7. Fill out a travel request.
8. Name all the bones in the human body.
9. Increase their knowledge on the topic of Ecology.
10. Write a recipe of his/her favorite dish.
■ The syllabus and/or coursebook will give us
a general direction for planning our
teaching.
■ To decide on specific aims for a lesson, we
think about learners’ need and stage they
have reached in their learning.
 Some Verbs used to Some Verbs used to
write General write Specific
Objectives:
Objectives:
- know - value
 use
- realize - comprehend  illustrate
- enjoy - be aware of  identify
- believe - tolerate  define
 understand - feel  differentiate
 appreciate - desire  tell
 be familiar with  apply
 Increase/ expand …
knowledge
 mention
 show an understanding  make
 develop
 Examples
The students will……
1. … show an understanding of
past modals.
2. … develop professional
competence about specific
and general objectives.
3. … increase their knowledge
on the topic of blood
sports.
4. … demonstrate an awareness
that planning instruction is
essential.
The students will….
1. … speculate about past
events .
2. … write specific and
general objectives
correctly.
3. … list positive and
negative issues about
blood sports.
4. …express in a group
discussion, the important
aspects of planning.
PRACTICE
■1 E
■2 H
■3 D
■4 C
■5 F
■6 A
■7 B
■8 G
LESSON PLAN SAMPLE