Using Authentic Materials

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Permalink Reply by ddeubel on October 10, 2012 at 9:58am

Here is the recording(only part - forgot to start it!) and the chat transcript with lots of ideas... Thanks to all who attended. 

 suha:Hello, David!
  suha:Thank you so much for this opportunity. But what if I am at school having classes on Wed at 10 a.m.? How can I watch the webinar?
  iqbal hussain:can you tell me pakistani time as well please
  ISA:HI
  silvia urbina:hello
  silvia urbina:What time is the talk in Peru?
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:You can check the local time at this link http://www.worldtimeserver.com/convert_time_in_US-MA.aspx?amp%3by=2...
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:The recording will be on the event page - don't you worry! There is a button there to Past events. Also -http://teachers.schooloftefl.com
  Rinaldo Junior:Hey there you guys who are already here... so happy to be here finally i'm able to make it to this wonderful thing
  Rinaldo Junior:looking forward to it
  Daniel K:Me, too! :) Thanks for putting this on, David!
  Rinaldo Junior:Hey daniel where are you from man?
  Rinaldo Junior:Is there anybody here from Brazil?
  Daniel K:I'm from Toronto, Canada... But I'm participating from Bandung, Indonesia! Just finished a very full day of teaching...
  Rinaldo Junior:What time is it there?
  Daniel K:a quarter to nine in the evening
  Rinaldo Junior:Ohhhhh. here is still 10:44 in the morning
  Daniel K:I think we're gonna get a real international crowd! And hopefully the flaky internet here doesn't stop working... :)
  Ana:Hi from Serbia
  Rinaldo Junior:yep i bet we are...
  Rinaldo Junior:Hi Ana, Brazil Here...
  Elize Marais:It's 23:00 in Korea ..
  Benjamin Stewart:Hello all!
  Rinaldo Junior:hello ben
  Benjamin Stewart:8:56 AM here in beautiful Aguascalientes, Mexico!
  Rinaldo Junior:Hey joyce is that you there from Brazil?
  Rinaldo Junior:Wooohoooo, Mexico so neat.
  maribel:Hello from the Netherlands.
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:hi everyone. We'll start in 2 minutes!
  Rinaldo Junior:okay
  Rinaldo Junior:allright  david
  maribel:There is still no sound at all, is that right?
  Benjamin Stewart:Sound-s good at this end.
  Rinaldo Junior:yeah
  Elize Marais:I can!
  Rinaldo Junior:i can perfectly hear you
  Ana:loud and clear
  raya:Hello from Israel!
  Rinaldo Junior:Wow Israel, that's way far from here
  Rinaldo Junior:heheheh, yeah that's really neat seeing you wearing those glasses
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:newspaper
  Elize Marais:newspaper article
  Rinaldo Junior:hum.... what is meaningful for the students
  Rinaldo Junior:English Central
  Daniel K: A text that English native speakers would naturally  interact wtih on a daily basis...
  Daniel K:Podcasts...
  Rinaldo Junior:yeah
  Benjamin Stewart:Certain blogs that are not intended to teach something, but actually do.
  raya:internet stuff:news,youtube,magazines
  Benjamin Stewart:News, manuals, etc.
  raya:movies.tv shows
  Benjamin Stewart:emergent
  Rinaldo Junior:well I almost didn't see the 'not' coming
  Elize Marais:Magazines
  Rinaldo Junior:Friends
  Daniel K:Radio shows, podcasts, TV shows...
  Elize Marais:Joke books
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:weather report
  Benjamin Stewart:news broadcasts
  Rinaldo Junior:Tv series
  Ana:Pop song lyrics
  Maribel:brochures
  Maribel:free!!
  Elize Marais:Makes learning real
  Rinaldo Junior:its meaningful
  Daniel K:Excites students
  raya:relevancy
  Daniel K:Gives a confidence boost
  Maribel:meaningful
  maria:Hello from Spain
  Sandy:We define authentic material as material created by native speakers for native speakers in the cultural context
  raya:language barier
  Sandy:vulgar language
  Sandy:inappropriate material
  Benjamin Stewart:Disadvantanges: adapting materials to user levels.
  raya:cultural gaps
  Rinaldo Junior:u kinda don't control the flow of wht is comming to the students
  Daniel K:They take a long time to adapt, prepare activities around...
  Rinaldo Junior:yeah that's what i was gonna mention
  Rinaldo Junior:the time to prepare
  Benjamin Stewart:Know your students' interests and needs when adapting materials.
  Rinaldo Junior:and also to tranfer this to other teachers in your group is kinda hard too
  Benjamin Stewart:requires critical pedagogy perhaps
  Rinaldo Junior:cause then you researched and looked it up and then now for that teacher to understand what you mean
  Rinaldo Junior:can you still build language awareness when using authentic materials?
  Sandy:David..just an  FYI..the defnition I posted is how we define authentic materials at our insitute where we are training our military linguists.  If the material is not created by a native speaker for native speakers (the purpose as you stated) is it a simulation.  Just wanted to clarify.  Thanks for this basic overview.
  Elize Marais:I used it for tests and exams - then not so messy!
  Benjamin Stewart:Just make sure they have a life jacket. :)
  Benjamin Stewart:Know your students: interests, needs, learning preferences, etc.
  Benjamin Stewart:Vocabulary being used...is it too easy/difficult, cultural lexicon that relates to the purpose of the lesson, etc.
  Rinaldo Junior:maybe just break it down though
  Rinaldo Junior:into parts
  Benjamin Stewart:I agree Rinaldo.
  Benjamin Stewart:Something they can relate to.
  Rinaldo Junior:ohhh that's so sad
  Benjamin Stewart:How can subsequent lessons link to the use of authentic materials
  Benjamin Stewart:Yes.
  Benjamin Stewart:Students too can create authentic material, IMHO.
  Csilla Benn, France:I like the idea that authetnic materials help them overcome their anxiety and make them better risk takers.
  Rod:Nice pic David
  Daniel K:While I was having lunch at a stall, a young Indonesian guy struck up a conversation with me. He claimed to have learned English through video game chat!
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:http://teachers.schooloftefl.com/forum/topics/using-authentic-mater...
  Benjamin Stewart:Do mic here, but I like using dictoglosses with authentic text (written and spoken).
  Elize Marais:Mine was not for English learning- used tourist brochures and they had to create also
  Benjamin Stewart:You are able to integrate the skills.
  Benjamin Stewart: http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&sour...
  Benjamin Stewart:Sorry, long link.
  Elize Marais:Also took them on short tours - they had to be tour guides for oral work,
  Benjamin Stewart:This works well for paragraph development as well.
  Benjamin Stewart:Cutting out the sentences from a paragraph and have students create the paragraph.
  raya:you can also cut a picture/poto and let them match the headline,, the first lineandthepicture
  Rinaldo Junior:i'd like to talk to you if possible on buying the seats to my school on EC
  Benjamin Stewart:Great session!  Thanks everyone!
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:http://teachers.schooloftefl.com/forum/topics/using-authentic-mater...
  Rinaldo Junior:on skype if possible i'll be on
  Elize Marais:Thanks - off to bed!
  raya:Thanks a lot!!
  Joyce:thanks David
  v:thanks a lot...
  Daniel K:Thanks!
  Rinaldo Junior:thanks man
  Csilla Benn, France:thanks a lot.
  Rinaldo Junior:awesome
  Rinaldo Junior:loved it
  Elize Marais:And thanks for all your wonderful material!
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:rinaldo, I'll email in 20 min about EC
  DAVID DEUBELBEISS:thank you everyone.

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