1. The Importance of
Authentic Materials
Authentic Materials
Their role and integration into
world language curriculum
Saturday November 2, 2013
Presented by Ed Weiss
2. it’s all about comprehension
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3. today’s agenda
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Authentic materials - definition / evolution
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What the experts are saying - Identifying our needs
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Teaching strategies - Using technology to share resources
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Finding authentic materials
13. Authentic materials are...
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those designed for native speakers. They are real text
designed not for language students, but for the
speakers of the language in question. (Nunan)
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stretches of real language, produced by a real speaker or
writer for a real audience and designed to carry a real
message. (Harmer)
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“appropriate” and “quality” in terms of goals, objectives,
learner needs and interest and “natural” in terms of real
life and meaningful communication. (Rogers)
14. A partial list...
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online articles
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charts / graphs / maps
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videos
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magazines / newspapers
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films
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music
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advertisements
17. ACTFL.ORG GUIDELINES
EXAMPLE: Students listen to authentic audio clips featuring
native speakers describing an event, and can match the oral
description to a picture, or put pictures in the order of the
sequence of events as described.
EXAMPLE: Students read several authentic menus and identify
which would be appropriate for different people based on
likes/dislikes and special dietary needs.
EXAMPLE: Students browse the website of a current popular
magazine in a target language country.They identify the emotions
of the people in the photo based on their interpretation of visual
and linguistic cues and then discuss their findings with their
classmates.
18. Multiple-choice (50% of total score): 65 items in 9 sets
4 reading
Ap exam overview
2 listening and reading combined
3 listening
Section 2 (Interpersonal and Presentational Communication)
Free-Response (50% of total score): 4 items
Interpersonal Writing
21. How the ap exam
has changed
has changed
Students will work with a greater variety of authentic materials, both print and audio, reflecting
the linguistic and cultural diversity of the French-speaking world.
Literary and journalistic texts but also announcements, advertisements, letters, maps and tables.
Scripted dialogues but also radio interviews, podcasts, public service announcements, brief
presentations.
Criteria for selection are comprehensibility (accent, pace, minimal background noise/overlap) and
relevance to a course theme and to a topic that could interest students.
Materials will be reasonably chosen, but will also reflect a range of cultural perspectives and linguistic
23. advantages of using
authentic materials
authentic materials
• students are exposed to real discourse / real language
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they keep students informed about real world issues
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many can be scaffolded for various levels
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they contain a wide variety of topics and language styles not
found in conventional teaching materials
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they showcase the culture of target language areas
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they interest and engage students
26. our challenge
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Finding the appropriate authentic materials
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Integrating them into our curriculum
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Providing access to these materials for our students
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Interacting with our students via technology
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Utilizing technology in our classrooms
31. best practices when using
materials
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Advanced Organizer - a pre-reading or pre-listening
teaching aide that prepares the students for what is to come
33. best practices part 2
ongoing assessment
ongoing assessment
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Formative Assessment on Ed’s site
34. best practices part 3
Scaffolding authentic resources
FOR FRENCH II
A listening activity - French IV
Speakers:
Emotions:
Relationships among the speakers:
Type of listening:
37. using video in class
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website, embedded on a powerpoint, stored on your
desktop
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40. scaffolding this ad
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NOVICE
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INTERMEDIATE
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uncomplicated tasks / short utterances / brief descriptions
predictable, concrete topics / evidence of different time
frames, basic Q & A on familiar topics
ADVANCED
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sustained narration & description, ease of expression
including opinions and observations
41. la chanson - c’est du lourd
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Thème: La vie contemporaine
42. helpful music links
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Top 50 French songs
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Lengthy list of French songs linked to themes & language
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Spanish song / video site linking language concepts to media
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50 songs for learning Italian
58. a model of a themed-based unit
featuring authentic materials
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Select a primary text / resource
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short story, article, abridged novel, film/video
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Enrich the unit with a variety of materials
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The result - a culturally rich, engaging unit
59. Ed’s themed unit
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Themes - contemporary life, global challenges
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Primary source - George Simenon’s Maigret et le Clochard
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Supporting materials - informative websites, audio
interviews, music videos and lyrics, news videos,
voicethreads, wordle, statistics, maps, teacher created
advanced organizer
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Let’s see how it works
60. ipads for world language
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Numerous apps for all levels
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Immediacy of apps & online access
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Grammar, news, listening & reading comprehension
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Document sharing via Google Docs
98. my contact information
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Google “Ed Weiss Haverford”
Tab on left bottom “authentic materials”
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My email - edweiss@comcast.net
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Workshops on technology integration, WL curriculum
building, French resources, AP strategies, 3 modes of
curriculum, using Ipads in WL classes