A college lesson on the differences of these polysemic terms-

1. Explaining GOALS, AIMS ANDExplaining GOALS, AIMS AND
OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
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Gabriela S. Gaione CatepónGabriela S. Gaione Catepón

2. “
By the end of this 45’- session future
colleagues will have interacted in order to…
1. Explain the differences
between a goal/aim and an
objective in the field of EFL-
acknowledging the fact of the
confusing and polysemic nature
of the terms
2. Understand how to formulate
explicit objectives
3. Formulate the objectives for a
secondary school class using
the given prompts

3. http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/medical-
school/tips/aims_objectives.html#difference
• Learning Objectives are statements that describe what a
learner will be able to do as a result of learning.
• They are sometimes called learning outcomes.
• Learning Objectives are also statements that describe what a
learner will be able to do as a result of teaching, the 'added
value' of teaching.
• Personal note: they generally are short term objectives- class-
week- month
•What are Learning Objectives?

4. Aims are general statements concerning the overall goals, ends or
intentions of teaching.
Objectives are the individual stages that learners must achieve on the
way in order to reach these goals.
• Aims are general, objectives are specific.
• There are more objectives than aims.

5. The Difference
between goals and objectives
http://edweb.sdsu.edu/courses/edtec540/objectives/difference.html
• Goals are generally broad
• Objectives are generally narrow.
• Goals are general intentions
• Objectives are precise
• Goals are usually intangible
• Objectives are tangible.
• Goals are abstract
• Objectives are concrete.

6. “Not all the lessons we teach can be planned in
the same way(…) The objectives of a lesson
can be functional or structural, lexical or
phonological, or a combination of these”
(Oliveri:1996)
Tips for Teachers- Alejandra Oliveri 1996

7. • Susan Halliwell author of “Teaching English in the Primary Classroom”
• GOALS – General –
• Concerned with content or attitude
• Content – concerned with elements of language and the way it
is used
• They can address- one or a combination of the following
• Structures- e.g. The Present Continuous, Negatives, I am
working very hard, I don’t give up
• Topics and Situations—e.g. The family/ at the supermarket
• Functions-e.g. Expressing likes- giving and asking for some
directions
• Attitude
• Concerned with the kind of learning experiences that we set up
and the relationship and atmosphere and the language
classroom- Example aspects such as
• Risk taking
• Confidence
• General goodwill
Personal note: There is a shift in the balance of the importance of Content
and Attitudinal Goals – while in Primary School the teachers are or
should be more concerned with Attitude Goals and less concerned with
Content up to some extent!

8. CHOOSE ONE and WRITE THE CLASS OBJECTIVES