WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES FOR ANY LANGUAGE PROJECT DESIGN?

There are several key objectives that any language project design should aim to achieve:

WHAT ARE THE OBJECTIVES FOR ANY LANGUAGE PROJECT DESIGN?

First and foremost, a language project design must have clear and measurable educational objectives. These objectives should be based on relevant curriculum standards and should focus on the specific language skills and cultural understanding that the project intends to develop. Example objectives may include:

- Students will improve their ability to have basic conversations in the target language about everyday topics like greeting people, talking about interests and activities, ordering food, making purchases, and asking/giving directions. 

- Students will learn vocabulary related to [specific topic 1], [specific topic 2], etc in order to expand their working vocabulary beyond just greetings and basic pleasantries.

- Students will gain an understanding of key cultural practices and perspectives in [country/countries where the target language is spoken] and be able to discuss and compare cultural similarities/differences between their own culture and the target culture. 

In addition to educational objectives, language project designs should also outline clear project methodology objectives. These objectives should establish how the project plans to achieve the educational goals through its overall structure and delivery methods. Some example methodology objectives could include:

- The project will use a communicative, proficiency-based approach where students actively use and practice the target language in contextualized, meaningful interpersonal and presentational communication tasks and activities 80% of class time. 

- Various methodologies and strategies will be employed to maximize target language use including total physical response, information gap activities, role plays, debates, simulations, storytelling, using multi-media such as songs, videos and games to present vocabulary and cultural topics, and using technology/online tools to facilitate communication outside of class time. 

- Formative and summative assessments will track students' growth across specific language functions (e.g. making purchases), skills (e.g. presentational speaking), and cultural knowledge, and assessment results will be used to differentiate instruction accordingly to meet all students' needs. 

- Students will complete one major collaborative project per semester that requires using their language skills to research and present on an academic topic or current event relating to the target culture, involving task-based learning and peer-review throughout the project process.

Project designs should also outline clear feasibility objectives that establish how the proposed methodology can realistically be implemented given school/class schedules and constraints to ensure that the project is adequately supported and can actually be delivered as intended. Feasibility objectives might address:

- How class time of [duration] [times per week] is sufficient for proposed instructional techniques and activities given estimated time requirements. 

- What technology/tools/materials are required and how the school/district can provide access both during and outside of class time. 

- Steps that will be taken to provide teachers with ongoing professional development, opportunities for collaboration with other language teachers, and mentoring/guidance from the project leads to build skills in best practices that may be new. 

- Plans for engaging stakeholders like administration, students, and parents to garner support, reduce potential barriers, and maintain interest/enthusiasm throughout the project duration. 

Finally, language project designs should include clear assessment objectives to measure success. These may include both formative objectives, like how progress will be monitored throughout the project, and summative objectives that establish tangible benchmarks for demonstrating achievement of educational goals. Examples include:

- Students will be assessed formatively every [time period] using [assessment types] to determine levels along a proficiency scale, monitor year-to-year growth, and identify learning gaps to address.

- By the end of the [duration] of the project, [percentage] of students will score within the [level] range on the [assessment tool], indicating [functional ability level] in the target language. 

- On end-of-project student surveys, [percentage] will agree or strongly agree that they can effectively communicate in everyday situations in the target language and have an understanding of cultural practices from target language countries.

Proper alignment of clear, specific, and measurable objectives across educational goals, methodology, feasibility considerations, and assessment is integral for language project designs to successfully guide implementation and evaluate outcomes. Regular review and revision of objectives based on progress monitoring helps ensure continuous improvement toward desired results.