Август 2020 10-қисм

Август 2020 10-қисм
Тошкент
AUTHENTIC MATERIALS IN ENGLISH CLASSES
Tukboyeva Makhbuba Hamrokulovna, 
Mukhammadova Zarnigor Murtazoyevna
an English teacher of the secondary school №20
 Navai region, Kyzyltepa district
Abstract: 
The presented article deals with the issues of using authentic materials, especially 
videos in English classes. The authors list the advantages of using video in learning foreign 
languages and share the ways of designing activities with the video. The article is helpful for 
teachers to design their learning materials.
Key words: 
authentic material, realia, video, motivation, critical thinking, communication 
skills, real life situations, target language, capture attention, relaxed atmosphere.
There are many opportunities for the teachers to motivate their learners to learn foreign 
languages. We should work hard and find different, interesting, fruitful materials to work with. 
We should bring various new teaching techniques into our classroom. This encourages learners 
to communicate with the language, use critical thinking and practice their communicative skills 
and study for themselves. Moreover, it gives them opportunities to experience English in real life 
situations and learn the target language effectively.
Teachers have possibility to use different kind of materials like realia, representations, text book 
materials as well as authentic materials. Let’s give some clarification to the term “authentic material”. 
In methodological and pedagogical literature the term “authentic material” is defined in various 
versions. Harmer (1994) defines authentic materials as materials which are designed for native
speakers; they are real texts; designed not for language students, but for the speakers of the 
language [2]. Sally Ianiro mentions that, “Authentic materials are not created specifically to be 
used in the classroom, but they make excellent learning tools for students precisely because they 
are authentic” [3]. Jabborova points that, “English as a second language (ESL), adult secondary 
education (ASE), and adult basic education (ABE) students all can benefit from using authentic 
materials” [1]. And obviously all this points have a main common idea which is the real language 
can be used in learning purposes.
There are a great number of types of authentic materials teachers can use in their learning 
classes. Newspapers, radio broadcasts, television programs, advertisements, cartoons, 
movies and so on. One of the effective ways of motivating learners to learning process is 
using videos. If we use videos our learners can retain more information, understand concepts 
more rapidly and are more enthusiastic about what they are learning. With video learners 
often make new connections between topics, and discover links between these topics and 
the world outside the classroom, as video brings the outside world into the classroom.
We now have more access than ever to videos. Newscasts, advertisements, comedy
routines, documentaries, dramas are always available on the internet. Some teachers feel that 
watching a video is entertainment rather than education. However, if we think of a video as a text 
- a source of information - and we create a lesson around it that helps learners develop language, 
then, we can use video to capture and hold learners’ attention, while at the same time teaching 
them.
Video can also provide a good reference point for critical thinking: for example, in considering 
advertisements, learners can develop the skills of considering motivation, whether or not supporting 
details are valid, and so on.
After we have thoroughly exploited a video as a language input, we can then use it as a 
model for learner output. Learners can also perform ‘videos’ live in the classroom, focus on the 
content rather than the medium. If we think of video as something we can switch on to entertain 
learners and give ourselves a rest, then we are missing a real opportunity. Video, like any 
stimulus we bring into the classroom, needs a teacher’s expert touch to turn it into a great lesson.
There were a great number of activities on using videos in English classroom. If each teacher uses those 
activities during the class, learners can learn English language easier and faster. We think that using videos 
in classrooms can be a great way for even lower level students to pick up new vocabulary and expressions.
Below we are sharing with our lesson on using video “The Last Leaf” with the 

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