Designing Authenticity into Language Learning

This book puts forward an authenticity-centred approach to the design of materials for language learning. The premise of the approach is the importance of using authentic materials for language learning, materials drawn from 'cultural products' of the target language culture. The first part of the book provides a theoretical grounding to the authenticity-centred approach. Part two demonstrates its practical application, and consists of resource sections on the use of a number of 'cultural products' - literature, the broadcast media, newspapers, advertising, songs, films and ICT, along with step-by-step descriptions of tasks for the language classroom.

Acknowledgements

viii

Introduction

ix

Materials design

ix

Authenticity

x

Aims

xi

Outline

xi

Terminology

xii

PART I: AUTHENTICITY IN LANGUAGE LEARNING: THE THEORETICAL GROUNDING

1

(94)

Chapter 1: Authenticity in language learning: background and definition

1

(20)

1.1 Authenticity in language learning: the historical background

1

(9)

1.2 Towards a definition of authenticity

10

(11)

Chapter 2: Authentic texts for language learning: the SLA rationale

21

(23)

2.1 Introduction

21

(1)

2.2 Input

22

(3)

2.3 Affect: motivation

25

(2)

2.4 Affect: the 'affective filter', engagement, empathy and attitude

27

(2)

2.5 Learning style

29

(3)

2.6 Instructed SLA

32

(4)

2.7 Autonomous learning

36

(1)

2.8 Consciousness-raising

37

(1)

2.9 Language processing

38

(3)

2.10 Conclusion

41

(3)

Chapter 3: Authentic texts for language learning: the pedagogical rationale

44

(23)

3.1 Culture

45

(10)

3.2 Currency

55

(5)

3.3 Challenge

60

(4)

3.4 Conclusion

64

(3)

Chapter 4: Authentic texts and authentic tasks

67

(28)

4.1 Introduction

67

(1)

4.2 Task

67

(3)

4.3 Towards a framework for task authenticity

70

(13)

4.4 Task typologies

83

(9)

4.5 Conclusion

92

(3)

PART II: USING CULTURAL PRODUCTS FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING: A TEACHING RESOURCE

95

(188)

The 3c's: culture, currency and challenge

95

(1)

The tasks

96

(1)

Chapter 5: Literature

97

(35)

5.1 Defining literature

97

(3)

5.2 Literature and culture

100

(4)

5.3 Literature and currency

104

(5)

5.4 The 'challenge' of literature

109

(3)

5.5 Literature for language learning: summary and principles

112

(1)

5.6 The tasks

113

(19)

Chapter 6: The broadcast media

132

(22)

6.1 Television: Using entertainment media for learning

132

(3)

6.2 Television and culture

135

(1)

6.3 Television and currency

136

(1)

6.4 The challenge of television

137

(1)

6.5 Radio

138

(1)

6.6 The broadcast media for language learning: summary and principles

139

(1)

6.7 The tasks

140

(14)

Chapter 7: Newspapers

154

(28)

7.1 Newspapers and culture

154

(2)

7.2 Newspapers and currency

156

(6)

7.3 The challenge of newspapers

162

(1)

7.4 Newspapers for language learning: summary and principles

163

(1)

7.5 The tasks

164

(18)

Chapter 8: Advertising

182

(14)

8.1 Advertising and currency

182

(3)

8.2 Advertising and culture

185

(3)

8.3 Advertisements for language learning: summary and principles

188

(1)

8.4 The tasks

189

(7)

Chapter 9: Song and music

196

(20)

9.1 Song and culture

196

(1)

9.2 Song and currency

197

(7)

9.3 The challenge of song

204

(2)

9.4 Songs for language learning: summary and principles

206

(1)

9.5 The tasks

207

(9)

Chapter 10: Film

216

(25)

10.1 The challenge of film

216

(9)

10.2 Film and culture

225

(2)

10.3 Film for language learning: summary and principles

227

(1)

10.4 The tasks

228

(13)

Chapter 11: ICT

241

(42)

11.1 Introduction

241

(1)

11.2 The Web

242

(8)

11.3 E-mail

250

(6)

11.4 Corpora and concordancing

256

(8)

11.5 Conclusion

264

(1)

11.6 The tasks

265

(18)

Appendix I

283

(2)

Appendix II

285

(2)

Bibliography

287

(28)

Index

315

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