1. Incorporating Authentic Texts
In the World Language Classroom
Ryan C. King
Kalamazoo Public Schools – Loy Norrix High School
ryanckingpkt@gmail.com

2. Objectives
Engage their students with semi-authentic
and authentic texts in the target language
Engage their students with literatures in the
target language over a single lesson or several
lessons.
Attendees will be able to…

3. Children’s Literature

4. Children’s Literature
Standards Addressed
1.2.N.L.c Understand main idea of a visual media
or live presentation
1.2.N.R.b Understand main idea of simple
accessible written materials in the target language
such as textbook passages, age-appropriate
magazine and newspaper articles/ads,
websites/internet, poetry or stories.
1.3.N.S.a Present songs, poems or stories in the
target language

5. Children’s Literature
Story Time
Already visually
reinforcing
Designed with the novice
speaker in mind
Windows into cultural
traditions & practices
Frontload, reinforce or
review
Decompress

6. Children’s Literature
How can we expand this
Students complete readings on their own
Students create their own children’s stories
Students perform readings of a text
Circling

7. Presenting an Oral Text

8. Presenting an Oral Text
Standards addressed
1.2.N.L.b Understand interpersonal
communication on topics of personal interest such
as preferences, family life, friends, leisure and
school activities, and everyday occurrences
1.2.N.L.d Understand main idea of an audio
presentation.

9. Presenting an Oral Text
Non-fiction (historical)
A window into the culture
Find a way to make historical figures into
characters
Semi-authentic & Authentic texts available
Non-fiction (personal)
A window into your life
Is it authentic?
Let’s hear one

10. Presenting an Oral Text

11. Presenting an Oral Text
Non-fiction (historical)
A window into the culture
Find a way to make historical figures into
characters
Semi-authentic & Authentic texts available
Non-fiction (personal)
A window into your life
Is it authentic?
Let’s hear one

12. Presenting an Oral Text
Considerations
Select texts carefully
Design the text with the novice speaker in mind

13. Presenting an Oral Text
How can we expand this?
Make it what it should be
Circle reading
TPRS

14. Interpreting an Authentic Text

15. Interpreting an Authentic Text
 Standards addressed
 1.2.N.R.b Understand main idea of simple accessible written
materials in the target language such as textbook passages, age-
appropriate magazine and newpaper articles/ads,
websites/internet, poetry or stories.
 2.2.N.F.b Identify products that were native to a community,
region, or country in which the language is spoken
 3.1.N.a Reinforce previously learned content knowledge
through the target language
 4.2.N.b Identify basic target culture products and compare them
to one’s own
 5.2.N.a Willingly use the target language in the classroom
setting

16. Interpreting an Authentic Text
Books & Short Stories
Seeing the forest through the trees
Student collaboration during engagement
Let’s see one
Poetry & Songs
Short texts & ear worms
Students engage in higher order thinking
Let’s see one

17. Interpreting an Authentic Text
How can we expand this?
Interpretive art assignment
Sequel assignment
Magical realism

18. In closing
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