Microsoft Word artikel proceedings 2nd nacelt zaitun

Authentic Printed Materials:
Newspaper articles, movie advertisements, astrology columns, sports reports, 
obituary columns, advice columns, lyrics to songs, restaurant menus, street signs, 
cereal boxes, candy wrappers, tourist information brochures, university catalogs, 
telephone books, maps, TV guides, comic books, greeting cards, grocery coupons, 
pins with messages, and bus schedules.
At which level authentic materials can be used? 
This question creates controversy in English language teaching for some 
researchers argue that authentic materials are only fit to serve in intermediate and 
advanced English classroom. While some others believe that all students at any level 
are possible to learn through authentic materials. They suggest that exposure to 
authentic materials should start in the earliest stages of language learning, asserting 
that an early exposure to such texts will help students develop convenient strategies 
for more difficult tasks later on. The creative English teacher can always find real-
world contextual materials which can be used to meet their classroom needs of 
materials.
 
What are the pros and cons of using aauthentic materials in the classroom? 
 
some experimental studies have been conducted to answer the question. 
Some have validated the positive effects of utilizing authentic materials. Kilickaya 
(2004) found that authentic texts make the language students to feel learning 
authentic and real life language. Another empirical evidence was also provided by 
Gilmore (2007: 111). He compared the influence of authentic versus textbook 
materials on developing communicative competence of the experimental group 

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ISSN: 2502-3225 
 
 
Proceedings of the 2