Week 6 Learning Outcomes PDF

Writing Effective Learning Outcomes & Integrating SDGs in English Lessons Week 6  Learning Outcomes Writing effective learning outcomes is crucial for a well-structured lesson plan, as they define what students should be able to do by the end of a lesson. How to Write Learning Outcomes 1. F...

Writing Effective Learning Outcomes & Integrating SDGs in English Lessons Week 6  Learning Outcomes Writing effective learning outcomes is crucial for a well-structured lesson plan, as they define what students should be able to do by the end of a lesson. How to Write Learning Outcomes 1. Focus on the Student: outcomes should describe what students will learn or be able to do, not what the teacher will do. 2. Use Action Verbs: use specific, measurable verbs that clearly indicate the expected student performance. Avoid vague words and choose verbs like "explain," "describe," "analyze," or "create.” (Check Bloom’s Taxonomy –Outcome Verbs). 3. Be Specific: clearly define the knowledge, skills, or attitudes that students will gain. Avoid overly broad outcomes. 4. Ensure Measurability: Formulate outcomes so that students’ achievement of these can be observed or assessed.  Examples of Learning Outcomes Language Arts (for reading comprehension)  Students will be able to identify the main idea and supporting details in a text by the end of the lesson.  Students will summarize a story in their own words with at least 80% accuracy. Language Learning (for vocabulary development)  Students will correctly use ten new vocabulary words in complete sentences by the end of the lesson.  Students will categorize vocabulary words by part of speech with at least 90% accuracy. Listening Students will be able to identify the main idea and key details in a short audio conversation with 80% comprehension accuracy. Students will recognize and respond appropriately to common greetings and expressions of politeness in a dialogue. Speaking Students will use five newly introduced expressions to initiate and maintain a basic conversation with a partner. Students will accurately pronounce ten target vocabulary words by the end of the lesson, showing improvement in fluency and clarity. Students will participate in a role-play activity, using at least three transition words to connect ideas coherently. Reading Students will locate and interpret specific information from a short, authentic text (e.g., a news article) with at least 75% accuracy. Students will identify the main idea and two supporting details in a paragraph by the end of the reading session. Students will analyze a narrative text and describe the sequence of events in a coherent summary. Writing Students will write a short paragraph describing their daily routine, using correct present simple verb forms. Students will construct sentences using five new vocabulary words accurately in a short writing activity. Students will complete a written summary of a short story, demonstrating correct use of transitional phrases to show sequence. Vocabulary Students will correctly match 15 new vocabulary words to their definitions by the end of the lesson. Students will categorize a list of 20 vocabulary words into nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Students will use at least five target vocabulary words in a self- introduction exercise. Grammar Students will form ten sentences correctly using past tense regular and irregular verbs in a writing task. Students will distinguish between the present continuous and simple present tenses in example sentences and apply each appropriately in new contexts. Students will use modal verbs (can, should, must) in sentences that express permission, advice, and obligation with 90% accuracy. Important Notes  Align with Objectives: Ensure learning outcomes align with the broader course or curriculum objectives.  Keep Them Realistic: Outcomes should be achievable within the lesson timeframe.  Avoid Overloading: Limit the number of outcomes per lesson to avoid overwhelming students; two to four is often effective.  Use Appropriate Language: Choose words that are clear and age-appropriate for your students’ understanding.  Additional Tips Review and Revise: After Incorporate Assessment: teaching, review whether Plan activities or assessments the outcomes were that directly measure each outcome. For example, if an achievable and clear. outcome is to "identify the Adjust wording or main idea," an assessment expectations if necessary. could be a short quiz or discussion that checks this ability. Integrating SDGs in ELT Let’s take the example of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 13: Climate Action. These outcomes emphasize language skills alongside awareness of climate issues, making the course both linguistically enriching and socially relevant. Listening Outcomes Identify and Recognize Understand and Identify and Distinguish summarize and interpret list interpret Students will Students will Students will Students will list Students will three actionable identify and recognize and distinguish climate-friendly identify and summarize key interpret factual practices after interpret points from an persuasive statements listening to an climate-related interview with an audio clip language and from opinions environmental vocabulary discussing rhetorical in an audio expert. (e.g., "carbon climate change techniques news segment footprint," issues, used in a short related to "renewable achieving at speech on climate change energy") in least 80% climate action. solutions, with podcasts or comprehension at least 75% recorded accuracy. accuracy. discussions with 90% accuracy. Speaking Outcomes Prepare and Create and Present Engage in Participate in ask deliver Students will Students will Students will Students will Students will present a two- engage in a prepare and create and participate in a minute group ask follow-up deliver a short debate on the persuasive discussion on questions presentation on importance of speech on an environmental during a role- a climate individual everyday practices, play interview solution they versus action to expressing about climate learned about governmental reduce carbon opinions, initiatives, in class, using action in footprint, using agreeing, and using transitional combating five target politely appropriate phrases to climate climate-related disagreeing in conversation organize their change, using vocabulary English. strategies and ideas at least three words correctly. turn-taking coherently. persuasive skills. expressions to support their viewpoints. Important Notes Integrate SDG Vocabulary: Introduce essential vocabulary related to SDG 13, like "sustainable practices," "climate resilience," and "renewable resources." Promote Critical Thinking: Design activities where students critically evaluate different perspectives on climate action, helping them form and articulate their opinions. Focus on Real-Life Application: Encourage students to discuss actions they can take personally or within their communities, reinforcing the practical side of climate action.