Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Understandin
g
Memory
Restricted Exposure Reflection Restricted Output
(Reading/ Listening) (speaking/ Writing)
Authentic Exposure
(Reading/ Listening) Noticing Authentic Output
(speaking/ Writing)
Other Data
Coursebook information
Preparing
Teachers Explanations (To speak/ Write)
Grammar books etc
Criteria for selection of texts
General interest of topic
Exploitable language
Reading skills development
Potential for Speaking/ Writing Extension
Text 1 | aims: a or b?
By the end of the lesson students will be better
able to
Authentic materials
contain examples of real language used by native
speakers
are perceived as entertainment such as DVDs
can contain a lot of cultural information
can often be quite long
have real-world transfer, such as maps
can be quite topical in terms of their content
are often used to supplement coursebook materials