Module teaching and integrating language skills lesson 1

Handout 1. Read the article. What are authentic materials?
There were many aspects to the definition of authentic materials. There’s a bit of repetition, but you can pick and choose the parts that make up the best definition for you:

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  Anything written for any purpose other than language instruction;
  
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  Not designed for linguistic purposes (no input flood/specific language point);
  
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  Anything from the real world;
  
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  Might have been designed with non-natives in mind (just not for language teaching);
  
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  Can be audio or visual;
  
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  Need to contain some text (either written or spoken);
  
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  Provided by the students (? – perhaps more real/relevant to them);
  
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  Could be material for other school subjects, e.g. history.