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Using authentic materials

Using authentic materials. Ketevan Barkhudanashvili May,2013, Telavi. Using marriage chart for multiculturalism. The advantages of the chart.

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Using authentic materials

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  1. Using authentic materials Ketevan Barkhudanashvili May,2013, Telavi

  2. Using marriage chart for multiculturalism

  3. The advantages of the chart • The issue of getting married was authentic and relevant to the student • It was interesting for them to read the American point of view because it gave the flavor of something different, exotic and related to the culture of the country the language of which they are learning. • The format as well as the relevant issue encouraged critical thinking

  4. Authentic materials for heroes • At this lesson I used the pictures of the king Tamar and the text about her; students discussed what they knew about her • Then I asked if they could think of a similar hero from the British history; students struggled to remember the name though they named all the important events from Elizabeth’s life. • For Elizabeth I I used the video(from YouTube) and a text(from internet) • Finally students worked together and compared these two heroes using the Venn diagram

  5. The Venn Diagram for comparison

  6. The advantages • The materials were authentic and relevant to the students; • The topic boosted their background knowledge, encouraging them to use what they already knew from other courses e.g. history; • Encouraged critical thinking i.e. students had to compare these two historical figures, find and discuss similarities and differences between them

  7. Procedure • Students looked at the pictures and named the things they saw • Help them with new vocabulary by pointing at the picture and saying the word • Read the passages with pauses, asking the questions like “Why does the boy/tree/man say that?”, “What does it tell us about the boy’s, man’s/tree’s character?’’ • At the end of the reading the question like “Who do you associate the characters with?’’

  8. Advantages • The authentic material from literature; • Relevant issue encouraged the critical thinking; •  Encourages the intensive reading; • Illustrated text also increased the students’ interest; • Reading between the paragraphs, questioning and predictions supported the lively discussion and critical thinking;

  9. References • Shel Silverstein, The giving tree, Harper Collins Publishers; • http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/articles/using-authentic-materials • http://www.eslbase.com/articles/authentic-materials-2

  10. Thank you for your attention

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