Specifying the Learning Objectives
simple past, past continuous, past perfect, future past, and correct adjectives; to ask and respond to their friends’ stories; to gain improvement in their grammar mastery;
to enrich their vocabulary; and to gain knowledge about the discussed topic. Unit 2 discussed about the future. In this unit, the learners were expected to be
able to express things in the future. The specific objectives of this unit were the learners were able to use present continuous, “will”, “be going to”, future continuous,
and future perfect to give opinions about changes that would appear in the future and predict future situations; to gain improvement in their grammar mastery; to enrich
their vocabulary; and to gain knowledge about the discussed topic. Unit 3 was about the hottest news. The general purpose of this unit was that
the learners were able to tell any kinds of news as informatively and communicatively as possible. The specific objectives were the learners were able to retell news they
had ever heard orand read before by using correct grammar and appropriate word choices; to answer their friends’ questions related to the hottest news discussed; to
respond to their friends’ stories; to enrich their vocabulary; and to gain knowledge about the discussed topic.
Unit 4 talked about unique customs. In this unit, the general purpose was the learners were able to describe unique customs around the world. The specific
objectives were the learners were able to describe unique customs around the world using correct grammar and appropriate word choices; to guess unique customs their
friends discussed about; to gain improvement in their grammar mastery; to enrich their vocabulary; and to gain knowledge about the discussed topic.
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Unit 5 was about technology, information, and communication. The general purpose was the learners were able to express their ideas about technology,
information, and communication. The specific objectives were the learners were able to tell their opinions about the discussed topic using correct grammar and appropriate
word choices; to respond to their friends’ opinions using appropriate expressions; to gain improvement in their grammar mastery; to enrich their vocabulary; and to gain
knowledge about the discussed topic. Unit 6 discussed about social issues. In this unit, the general purpose was the
learners were able to discuss about social issues and find out the solutions. The specific objectives were the learners were able to tell their opinions about the
discussed social issues using correct grammar and appropriate word choices; to find the solutions to overcome the issues; to respond to their friends’ opinions using
appropriate expressions; to gain improvement in their grammar mastery; to enrich their vocabulary; and to gain knowledge about the discussed topic.
Unit 7 directed the learners to learn and practice interviews. The general purpose of this unit was to make the learners accustomed to conduct and join
interviews. The specific objectives were the learners were able to create interview questions based on the provided situations by using correct grammar and appropriate
word choices; to answer the interview questions well; to gain improvement in their grammar mastery; to enrich their vocabulary; and to gain knowledge about the
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Unit 8 gave opportunities for the learners to deal with problem solving. It had a general purpose, that was the learners were able to discuss certain problems and
find the most appropriate solutions. The specific objectives to achieve were the learners were able to conduct qualified discussions to find out the best solutions for
the problem discussed; to express their opinions with appropriate word choices; to respond to their friends’ opinions with appropriate expressions; to gain improvement
in their grammar mastery; to enrich their vocabulary; and to gain knowledge about the discussed topic.