By Dorothy Cleary
In my previous blog, I included a list of places to find authentic materials, both online and paper-based. The Careers New Zealand website is one easily accessible and varied resource for English in the Workplace (EWP) classes. It provides information about possible careers...
By James Jenkin
What’s an authentic text?
As Thornbury (2006) summarises:
A classroom text is authentic if it was originally written for a non-classroom audience. A newspaper article or a pop song are thus considered authentic (p. 21).
The list of available authentic texts is, literally,...
By Dorothy Cleary
FINDING AUTHENTIC LISTENING MATERIALS
As I said in my introductory blog, authenticity of materials is one of the key elements in supporting learners to feel confident in New Zealand workplaces. It is relatively easy to find authentic written materials, and learners who are...