Authenticity in Language Teaching

Abstract:

Authentic materials should be a basic component in language teaching. Authenticity in language teaching implies not only authentic materials, but also authentic tasks and learning environment. Features of authentic materials are mainly related to learners motivation, learner autonomy, communicative ability and linguistic knowledge. In the last part of this essay, the importance of exploiting authenticity in learning environment is presented. The essay comes to the conclusion that it is necessary and feasible to make full use of authenticity in language teaching.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 543-547)
• Pages: 4294-4297
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.543-547.4294
• Online since: March 2014
• Authors: Liang Shuang*
• Keywords: Authenticity, Language Materials, Teaching Tasks

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