Professional Documents
Culture Documents
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The second linked criterion is that they are not too ephemeral (short period). If they are already of
Thirdly, they have to be organized in some way. Giving them ideas to appreciate their work.
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Fourthly, reading texts are ideal to teach/practise minikills such as scanning, example: students are given a news article and asked to look for
specific information.
and so on contain a wide variety of text types, and language styles not
easily found in conventional teaching materials.
Lastly, authentic materials can encourage reading for pleasure because they are likely to contain topics of interest to learners, especially if students are given the chance to have a say about the topics of kinds of authentic materials to be used in class.
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They can help learners bridge the gap from the classroom lesson to real life by making immediate
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Disadvantages of the using authentic material in language teaching However, there are disadvantages to
using authentic materials in their raw
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The first disadvantage is the complexity of the language. Authentic materials may be too culturally biased (dislike) or too difficult to understand outside the language community thereby making them inaccessible to
The second disadvantage is the learning burden (difficult). Authentic materials may contain items,
Also mentioned two other weaknesses of using authentic materials. One is that some authentic listening materials have so many different accents that it is very hard for the learner to understand.
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Regardless of the drawbacks above of using authentic materials, if our teachers are
best not to use material with too many pages, unless the
pages are clearly numbered for easy reference. If you plan to use the same materials in more than one class, it is
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Cultural Content
Culture' as the customs, values, laws, technology,
student-listen routines.
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How Can We Introduce Cultural Content in Our Classrooms The key point is that we should create a
relaxing environment where our students