Setting instructional objectives

You cannot design language learning lessons for yourself until you know what your instructional objectives are.

• Review your long-term goals.

  See:	How to set your language learning goals

• Determine your current language proficiency.
• Review the instructional objectives listed in Developing Oral Communication Skills and Guidelines for a Language and Culture Learning Program for suggestions as to objectives appropriate for each Stage of learning in developing both linguistic and pragmatic competence in the four basic language skills.
• Make a list of instructional objectives you want to include in your program.
• If you are having trouble deciding on instructional objectives, do a Needs Analysis.

• Task module: Setting instructional objectives
• In task module: How to design a language and culture learning prog...
• In task module: Making a strategic plan for language learning
• In task module: How to manage your language learning program
• In modular book: Managing Your Language Learning Program, by Carol J. Orwig
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

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