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AUTHENTIC MATERIAL AND
NON-AUTHENTIC MATERIAL
Presented by
Ahmad Khairi bin Ahmad Azhar
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AUTHENTIC MATERIAL
Authentic material is materials that have been produced to
fulfill some social purpose in the languagecommunity(Peacock,1997).
Authentic would be material designed for native speakers
of English used in the classroom(Widdowson's ,1990).
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EXAMPLE
Newspaper, radio news report, magazine,
internet,brochurs,literature(novels,poem, and short
stories).
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ADVANTAGE
Students are exposed to real discourse, as in videos of
interviews with famous people.
Authentic materials keep students informed about what is
happening in the world, so they have an intrinsic educational
value.
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Language change is reflected in the materials so that
students and teachers can keep abreast of such changes.
The same piece of material can be used under different
circumstances if the task is different
The teacher can have students practice some of the micro-
skills mentioned by Richards (1983), e.g. basic students listen to
news reports and they are asked to identify the names ofcountries, famous people, etc. (ability to detect key words).
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DISADVANTAGE
The vocabulary might not be relevant to the student's
immediate needs.
Special preparation is necessary which can be time
consuming.
The material can become outdated easily, e.g. news.
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NON-AUTHENTIC MATERIAL
Non-authentic material does not have the characteristics
of real-life language. It typically consists of the linguistic itemsthat aim to teach or advance learners knowledge about the
language.
Non-authentic material is design for pedagogic purpose.
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EXAMPLE
Course book
textbooks
Pedagogical book
Dictionary
Grammar book
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ADVANTAGE
The language is easier and understandable
Get clear objective to develop
It is adapted for particular aspect
Materials are relevant,useful,and focus on what student
are learning at the point.
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CONCLUSION
Authentic material enable learners to interact with the real
language and content rather than form
Non-authentic material helps student to understand and
motivate to get real, useful,and meaningfull language rather
than a form.
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QUOTES
Life at any time can become difficultLife at any time can become easy
Good or Bad, they are seasons on lifeIt all depends upon,
How you take on life and adjust to these seasons.