A redefinition of authentic material and its use in the teaching of English

• Autores: Roberto Antonio Valdeón García
• Localización: Revista Canaria de Estudios Ingleses, ISSN 0211-5913, Nº 30-31, 1995, págs. 227-242
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This article focuses on two important aspects of language teaching after the appearance of the communicative approach in the 1970’s: the importance of using authentic material and the question of whether this material should be adapted to suit the needs of our students. As regards the first aspect, an attempt is made at redefining what authentic material represents in the teaching of English, while we offer several examples of different methods to be used when adapting authentic material (deleting, adding, modifying and simplifying) as well as discuss the main reasons to do so.