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Keywords: authentic materials, unpopular alternative, English classroom 
Introduction 
 
This article touches upon some major aspects and theories and findings 
underlying what, why and how authentic materials may serve and contribute as an 
alternative in an English Classroom.
What are authentic materials? 
Throughout the literature, terminologies of authentic materials have been 
defined in various ways. According to Martinez (2002) and Hwang (2005), Authentic 
materials (either written or spoken) are ones that are designed for English native 
speakers and were not designed for language students. While Kilickaya (2004) 
defined authentic materials as a disclosure to real language and use in its real 
community. For the purposes of this article, the key term of authentic materials is 

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ISSN: 2502-3225 
 
 
Proceedings of the 2
nd
 National Conference on English Language Teaching (NACELT)
IAIN Palangka Raya, 14 November 2016

  
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defined as any kind of texts written by English native speakers for English native 
speakers. This kind of material includes many aspects such as cultural components 
(expressions, idioms, and jargon) as well as the way the language is commonly used 
by the native speakers in their context.
In this logic, Gebhard (1996) classified the authentic materials as below:
1.
Authentic Listening-Viewing Materials:
TV commercials, quiz shows, cartoons, news clips, comedy shows, movies, soap 
operas, professionally audio-taped short stories and novels, radio ads, songs, 
documentaries, and sales pitches. 
2.
Authentic Visual Materials:
Slides, photographs, paintings, children’ artwork, stick-figure drawings, wordless 
street signs, silhouettes, pictures from a magazine, ink blots, postcard pictures, 
wordless picture books, stamps, and X-rays. 
3.