How to REALLY USE the Internet Authentic Audio /

Video Resources in Language Teaching and Learning

Environment

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Technology “… the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of

tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems, and methods of organization, in order to solve

a problem, improve a pre-existing solution to a problem, achieve a goal, handle an applied

input/output relation or perform a specific function.”

“…technology has definitely become a major influence in how people live as

decades ago, we use to do things manually but so time passed by, we

invent tools that can help use accomplish task more quickly and efficiently.”

Marie Pond (2013)

Advantages of Technology catching up the time!

great power for the fields that we work on!

adaptable to the different branches! crucial source for Language

Classes!providing real examples from all

over the world!INTERNET!!!

Internet!!!Not surprisingly, the

Internet is used by more than 50% of the

world population as its applications are found in nearly every fields of

life, be it communication,

knowledge, news, shopping, marketing,

entertainment, education, etc. (Pandit,

2013)

Authentic Materials“ …. quality in terms of goals,

objectives, learner needs and interest and 'natural' in terms of real life and meaningful communication (Rogers,1988, p. 467)”.

“Authentic materials improve students’ world vision and increase their motivation to learn.” (Guariento & Morley, 2001, p. 347).

Disadvantages of Authentic Materials

• designed just for the native speakers of the language!• based on the culture of the country where the language is spoken!• selecting among many authentic materials???• hard for the students!!• copyright issue!

Advantages of Authentic Materials

• quick and easy to find!• providing the best examples for the topics!• countless materials!• attracting students’ attention!

Applying the Internet Authentic Materials as video and audio resources in language teaching and learning

environment

• Language: writing, speaking, reading and

LISTENING!!!• “…authentic materials are indeed a valuable

part of the teacher's stock in trade, and can do some things that other materials are not capable of. However, inevitably they have to be used in small doses, must be carefully selected and controlled, and need well-thought out teaching exercises to be fully exploited.” Vivian Cook (1981)

Conclusion

• Tecnology!• Internet!• Language Teaching and Learning!•Authentic Materials•Application of authentic materials to EFL