AUTHENTIC MATERIAL’S IMPACT ON PROMOTING SPOKEN ENGLISH
Keywords:
authenticity, speaking skills, enhancing speaking skills, context, the importance of authentic materials.Abstract
At all levels, using authentic resources is regarded as a crucial part of learning a language. Additionally, it is a well-known fact among specialists that this is a contentious and passionate idea. It examines the history of employing authentic resources and identifies the most advantageous authentic materials for educational purposes. The descriptive research methodology is used in this study because it is most useful for describing the study's topic. The utilization of authentic materials stimulates the learners' attention and motivation, keeping them from becoming disinterested or worn out. The dullness of manufactured writing is lessened with authentic materials. It significantly contributes to achieving a program's learning objective. The findings of this study were also anticipated to show how adding real materials to verbal English expression improves the speaking skills of EFL students. The study's goals are to increase secondary school students' speaking abilities, inspire them to learn the language, and increase their understanding of the value of real resources such as newspaper articles, weather forecasts, horoscopes, etc.
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