Mishan, Freda
Designing Authenticity into Language Learning MaterialsDesigning Authenticity into Language Learning Materials
It provides both a theoretical grounding to the authenticity-centred approach, and demonstrates its practical application in a teaching task reference section. In outline, the book:
• Refines a definition of authenticity in the context of language pedagogy.
• Traces the historical background to authenticity in language learning back over one millennium.
• Grounds the use of authentic materials in language learning in L2 acquisition research.
• Gives a critical analysis of the authenticity of contemporary language study course-books.
• Discusses the use of seven authentic genres for language learning; broadcasting, newspapers, advertisements, music and song, film, literature and ICT (information and communications technology).
• Offers a set of practical principles for the design of authentic learning tasks.
• Includes a reference section providing step-by-step instruction for the design and classroom procedure of learning tasks for materials taken from each of the seven genres.
- Author(s)
- Mishan, Freda
- Publisher
- Intellect
- Publication year
- 2005
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 346 pages
- Category
- Upbringing, Education
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 1-84150-904-3