Language Goals for ESL

Language Goals for lessons work to develop the following uses of language:

Referential Function: Academic/referencing facts
To use English to achieve academically in all content areas
Expressive Function: Internal/Individual
To use English to communicate in social settings
Integrative Function: Group Level
To use English in socially/culturally appropriate ways

Creating Language Objectives
Made thinking of the goals above
Observable
Student Friendly Language

Think about:
Key tech/content vocabulary
language functions: oral defend a position
language skills: strategies to deal with second language
grammar and language structure

BICS and CALPS

Basic Intercommunication Skills (BICS)
Cognitive Academic Language Proficiency (CALPs)