AU T H E N T I C M AT E R I A L A N D N O N - AU T H E N T I C M AT E R I A L

Presented by Ahmad Khairi bin Ahmad Azhar

A U T H E N T I C M AT E R I A L
Authentic material is materials that have been produced to fulfill some social purpose in the language community(Peacock,1997). Authentic would be material designed for native speakers of English used in the classroom(Widdowson's ,1990).

EXAMPLE
Newspaper, radio news report, magazine, internet,brochurs,literature(novels,poem, and short stories).

A DVA N TA G E
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.

 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 microskills mentioned by Richards (1983), e.g. basic students listen to news reports and they are asked to identify the names of

countries, famous people, etc. (ability to detect key words).

D I S A DVA N TA G E
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 The material can become outdated easily, e.g. news.

N O N - AU T H E N T I C M AT E R I A L
Non-authentic material does not have the characteristics of real-life language. It typically consists of the linguistic items that aim to teach or advance learners knowledge about the language. Non-authentic material is design for pedagogic purpose.

EXAMPLE
Course book textbooks Pedagogical book Dictionary Grammar book

A DVA N TA G E
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.

C O N C LU S I O N
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.

QUOTES
Life at any time can become difficult Life at any time can become easy Good or Bad, they are seasons on life It all depends upon, How you take on life and adjust to these seasons.