mexico bbelt memories tomsarney exploring authentic materials

7/28/2019 Mexico Bbelt Memories Tomsarney Exploring Authentic Materials

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Exploring authentic materials

By Tom Sarney


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What exactly do we mean by

authentic materials? In EFL we mean.

Any unedited text which was originally

designed for native speakers and not for use

in the classroom with language learners


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Types of authentic texts

Reading texts

Listening texts

Audio visual texts


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Examples of authentic texts

Newspapers

Magazines

Brochures/pamphlets/catalogues/menus

Internet articles

Literature

Reference books

Poetry

Advertisements

Movies

Radio and TV programmes Songs

TV/radio advertisements


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Why were reluctant to use them

Too much preparation time

Too difficult for students and de-motivating if the task is inappropriate

Some texts are impossible to use with very low levels

Sometimes authentic material doesnt provide a good enough modelfor language learners

Syllabus restrictions

Teachers lack necessary skills to exploit texts

Lack of access to resources


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Why we love using them

Really motivating for the learner

Interesting, topical and relevant for your specific learners(excellent for EAP classes)

Empowers learners. Makes them feel more autonomous

Exposes learners to how language is, not how languageshould be

Promotes a deeper cultural understanding

The course book is outdated, irrelevant or very dry

It is a very creative process and gives the teacherprofessional confidence and a new lease of life in the classroom


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The context of British Council New

Advanced Aims and objectives of the course ..

help bridge the gap between the class room and the real

world

The course is .

based on real needs and interests of the students

based on can do statements based on the ALTEframework


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What is an advanced learner?

Can understand a wide range of demanding,

longer texts, and recognise implicit meaning. Can

express him/herself fluently and spontaneously

without much obvious searching for expressions.Can use language flexibly and effectively for

social, academic and professional purposes. Can

produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on

complex subjects, showing controlled use oforganisational patterns, connectors and cohesive

devices


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Topics

The media

Education

Varieties of English The cinema

The future

Politics Gender issues

The UK


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Feedback from students and

teachers


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How do we exploit texts?

Consider the following...

The studentsThe syllabus

The text

The task


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Look at some ideas for exploiting texts using

pre tasks

during tasks

post tasks


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Main task

How could you exploit these two pieces of

material considering all the factors so far.

A reading text

A listening text ( with a tape script)


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Top tips for exploring authentic texts

Choose a text that the students would find interesting orone which fits in well with your syllabus

Read the text and think about how you could help themcomprehend the text. You need to think about how native

speakers would approach the text naturally Notice language features within the text that you can focus

on with your learners

Design activities

Do the lesson

Adapt and develop it

Start a bank of material that you can share with colleagues


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Good sources of authentic texts

bbc.co.uk

youtube.com

podcast.org

ananova.com

empireonline.com

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