TYPES OF

MATERIALS
AUTHENTIC AND NON-AUTHENTIC
By:
Group 5
AUTHENTIC MATERIAL
material which has not been
created for the classroom.
 It can be thought of as original
and unedited
Examples: newspapers and
magazines, business reports,
leaflets and brochures and novels.
The main advantages of using authentic
materials are:
 as a study- can get a first hand idea of how
to apply the English knowledge to real,
everyday situations.
 Authentic material has such huge diversity
that a learner can always find something
relevant to their needs or interests.
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 new authentic material is being
created everyday.
 have a positive effect on learner
motivation.
 provide exposure to real language.
 relate more closely to learners ' needs.
 support a more creative approach to
teaching.
Disadvantages of using authentic material:
 often contain difficult language
 unneeded vocabulary items
 complex language structures, which
causes a burden for the teacher in lower-
level classes.
 may be too culturally biased
 too many structures are mixed, causing
lower levels have a hard time decoding the
texts.
 NON-AUTHENTIC
MATERIAL
 material which has been designed for the
classroom.
 usually edited to make it appropriate to a
particular level of English.
 It's a very effective form of learning and
covers categories.
 Example: word searches, dialogues and
worksheets.
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 Correctly designed non-authentic material
has been built with a teaching idea or topic
in mind.
 focus on helping the learner to understand a
specific point of knowledge relating to
grammar or vocabulary.
 The English learner who wants to
understand an exact concept can use non-
authentic material as a strong and useful
tool, and then move back into authentic
material for the application.
THANK YOU