Authentic Material

Authentic Material

1. Realia

   • Can be used to different activities
     • or practices
     • such as Specific grammar points
       • Drills
         • Free speaking activities

2. They provide

   • Motivation
   • Authentic cultural information
     • Vía Newspaper
     • Videos
     • Roleplays
     • Quizzes
     • Talks/Discussions
   • Exposure to real language
   • Support to a creative learning

3. Has disadvantages

   • Complex vocabulary
   • Too culturally biased
   • available to use until post-intermediate level

4. Can be

   • Catalogs
   • Phonebooks
   • Pamphlets
   • Menus
   • Maps

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6. References Kelly et.al. - Effective Ways to Use Authentic Materials with ESL/EFL Students (TESL/TEFL). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Kelly-Authentic.html Kilickaya - Authentic Materials and Cultural Content in EFLClassrooms (TESL/TEFL). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Kilickaya-AutenticMaterial.html Mumford-Using Creative Thinking to Find New Uses for Realia(TESL/TEFL). (n.d.). Retrieved from http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Mumford-Relia.html

7. Commentary: I think this is somethin that any class can use, and since the sooner it gets introduced, the better, because the students can relate to this faster and might get the information a little bit better.