Topic Objectives.ppt

Topic: Objectives General Objectives: 1. Students will be able to set general objectives for a unit with the task-based approach. 2. Students will be able to make comparison between traditional methods and the communicative approach as far as objectives are concerned. Lesson OneSetting general objectives for a unit with the task-based approach Pre-task activities Step One: Students choose a topic they like most and negotiate with the teacher. Step Two: List tasks they are going to fulfill. While-task activities Step Two: Use the special terms to express the objectives of unit development Post-task activities Step Three: set unit objectives for the topic of shopping Theoretical basis of defining objectives Social needs in the development of politics, economy, culture, education etc. Educational aim. Students’needs. Students’ current level Linguistic theories Educational theories Types of objectives 1.Goals vs objectives 2.General objectives vs specific objectives 3. Behavioral obj. vs non behavioral obj. 4.Analytical obj. vs holistic obj. 5.Product-oriented obj. vs Process-oriented Interrelated Broad Goals The Communicative Approach To foster students’ communicative competence according to their needs. The ability of producing correct, clear, acceptable, and authentic discourse of a target language. The mouse the cat the dog the man the woman married beat chased ate had a white tail. You were applying to a university and needed a letter of recommendation. You went to a professor, who was also your friend, and said： A. “I’d appreciate it if you could write a letter of recommendation for me.” (正确，得2分) B. “I want to ask you to write a letter of recommendation for me.” (语法正确，不够得体，得1分) C．“I wonder if you could wrete a letter recommendation me.”(较得体，但语言有误，得1分)。 D. “Hey, give me recommendation letter.”(语言有误，内容不得体，不得分)。 Specific Goals of Communication To be able to use the