Being Clear

I remember I was tought I had to be clear with my objectives every time I was going to something; but I was never given any kind of methodology for doing it. I just did it!

I remember I learned that delivering clear objectives in class means making your students aware of what they are really required to achieve in class.

ABCD is a quite clear methodology to follow where we can set:
A: Audience
B: Behaviour
C: Conditions
D: Degree
These components are necesary to deliver clear objectives to class.

The classes I teach are mostly teenagers, and some of them are really interested in learning English and some others just go to classes because of their parents demand or because they need a certification in English Language. Such a difficult class, but challenging at the same time.

That way, I am always focussed to encourage my students to produce English in class with a clear objective. And it is important that I transmit the objective to them and make them feel involved and dared by that.

Here is what I used in a class yesterday:

Pre-Basic 2 Students will be able to ask for and give directions for the location of places in the community according to a map given and trying from different starting points on it, with a 75% location accuracy.

I tried this and challenged my students to achieve this objective. I got good result.