Authentic Materials

1. MATERIALS
DEVELOPMENT
By: Yesvita Tamba

2. Role and Design of
Materials
 Roles for materials
 Presentation of language models, as in PPP
(presentation, practice, production)
 A source of activities for learner practice and
communicative interaction
 Reference source, e.g., for grammar rules,
vocabularies, pronunciation
 A syllabus – what to teach and when
 Support for less experienced Ts

3. Kinds of materials
Authentic materials
Created/artificial
materials

4. Authentic Materials
 “texts, photographs, …
 that were not specifically designed
for pedagogical purposes.
 authentic language
 reflect real-world

5. Created Materials
 specifically developed for teaching
purposes

6. Authentic (+)
 provide realistic practice for Ss
 closely to the learner’s need
 offer models of real language
 link classroom to the outside world
 authentic cultural information about the
target culture

7. Authentic (-)
 too difficult, little
comprehensible input (may be beyond the
learner’s ability)
 Ss may feel frustrated, lose confidence

8. Created Materials (+)
 More comprehensible
 Tailored to specific level of Ss
 Tailored to specific pedagogic purposes,
e.g., to highlight past perfect tense

9. Created Materials (-)
 the language used may be artificial
 comprehension may actually fall, as clues
are removed in simplification
 Ss feel unrealistically confident

10. Created Materials (-)
 the language used may be artificial
 comprehension may actually fall, as clues
are removed in simplification
 Ss feel unrealistically confident