Authentic Materials

  Below you can read feedback from an ITTT graduate regarding one section of their online TEFL certification course. Each of our online courses is broken down into concise units that focus on specific areas of English language teaching. This convenient, highly structured design means that you can quickly get to grips with each section before moving onto the next. This unit was dedicated to the future tenses. It discussed the future simple, future continuous, future perfect, future perfect continuous, be going + infinitive, the present simple, and the present continuous. It was extremely beneficial to identify these thin layers of difference between the usages of each of these forms and offer some teaching ideas in relation to each tense.I have been an English...  [Read more]

  Just to finish the sectional materials, we'll have a look the difference between what are called authentic and created materials. Authentic materials, as the name implies, are actual materials that are created for any reason outside of the classroom. So examples of authentic materials would be things like newspapers. Those are generated for the general public and they're certainly not generated for the use in the classroom. However, they can be used within the classroom other ideas would be things like songs and poems and even things such as brochures and magazines and indeed menus from restaurants. So these are materials that all can be used within the classroom but they have not been created for that purpose, whereas creative materials, as the name implies, have been produced...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Ohio? Are you interested in teaching English in Elyria, Ohio? Check out our opportunities in Elyria, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Unit 14 talks about course books and teaching materials. Giving very good clarification of the course books diveded them by two catogory: Authentic and created materials. Authetic materials needs to be used...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Discount TEFL Program and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: S.H. Spain said: Using authentic materialsI. Introduction - There is an endless list of materials a teacher can use in a classroom. Some teachers prefer to use course books while others like to make their own materials to replace or supplement the course book. Teachers are always searching for materials that will interest and motivate students, so why not use authentic material? II. What is authentic material? - Before going any further we should define authentic materials. Ferit Kilickaya from the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Pennsylvania? Are you interested in teaching English in Castle Shannon, Pennsylvania? Check out our opportunities in Castle Shannon, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! A good selection of study materials can be helpful in teaching a successful course. The study material in a course can be divided between authentic material, created material,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Menominee, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Menominee, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! this unit 13 i know about course book and authentic and non authentic material (created materials) first of all i will talk about authentic material which are created by non professional people...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Maryland? Are you interested in teaching English in Georgetown, Maryland? Check out our opportunities in Georgetown, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Unit 14 explains the importance of choosing right material and course books for the lesson. Material for lesson can be authentic and created. Authentic material consider to be books,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Missouri? Are you interested in teaching English in Eminence, Missouri? Check out our opportunities in Eminence, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In my opinion, I found this unit to be very informative, as it relates to course books and lesson material. Often time, we as teachers have to create our own material to either supplement the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Alabama? Are you interested in teaching English in Belleville, Alabama? Check out our opportunities in Belleville, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Many materials can be used during English lessons and it is important for a teacher to provide a variety of sources to keep the classes interesting and current. Authentic material, created...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Delaware? Are you interested in teaching English in Cave Colony, Delaware? Check out our opportunities in Cave Colony, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this lesson, I learned a lot about the difference between authentic material and created material. I learned it is beneficial to use authentic material because since they are real...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kansas? Are you interested in teaching English in Virgil, Kansas? Check out our opportunities in Virgil, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit went over the physical materials a teacher can use. The first type of material discussed was created material, wherein the teacher uses his or her creativity to provide original or adapted...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Missouri? Are you interested in teaching English in Essex, Missouri? Check out our opportunities in Essex, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This section discusses the pros and cons of different types of course materials. There are many factors a teacher should be aware of when selecting materials including difficulty level, topics,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Oregon? Are you interested in teaching English in Marlene Village, Oregon? Check out our opportunities in Marlene Village, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The source of lesson materials is very important because it's the driving force of any lesson. Most teachers use coursebooks, authentic material and created material. An experienced...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in California? Are you interested in teaching English in Agoura Hills, California? Check out our opportunities in Agoura Hills, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I learned about the advantages and disadvantages of authentic and created materials. Which kind of materials would you favor for a class of intermediate students? Why? Authentic...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in New Jersey? Are you interested in teaching English in Mantoloking, New Jersey? Check out our opportunities in Mantoloking, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In Unit 14, we covered about different examples and materials to carry out lesson plans. This section was carried out in with authentic matierials such as newspaper articles, radio...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Maryland? Are you interested in teaching English in Waterview, Maryland? Check out our opportunities in Waterview, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this unit we will look at the types of material that we can use in the classroom, but first let us define what we mean by material. Material is anything we bring with us to the classroom to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kentucky? Are you interested in teaching English in Calvert City, Kentucky? Check out our opportunities in Calvert City, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The unit describes the books and materials that can be used in teaching English, these materials are subdivided into two groups, first it is the Authentic materials which would be all the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kentucky? Are you interested in teaching English in Irvine, Kentucky? Check out our opportunities in Irvine, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit covered coursebooks and lesson materials. There are two types of material, the first is authentic materials and the second is created material. Some examples of authentic materials are a...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Archer, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Archer, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Unit 13 examines course materials. There are two types of course materials, authentic materials and created materials. Authentic materials are materials that can be found in the every day: pamphlets, books,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kentucky? Are you interested in teaching English in Frankfort, Kentucky? Check out our opportunities in Frankfort, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this unit the subject is course books and materials which some teachers are quite fond of while others may despise them. Some course books may be high quality and useful to some teachers,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Iowa? Are you interested in teaching English in Eldon, Iowa? Check out our opportunities in Eldon, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Coursebook provides useful ready-made material to both teachers and students. But there are times that using coursebook may de-skill teachers and tire students. In this unit, it states the advantages and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Maryland? Are you interested in teaching English in Butlertown, Maryland? Check out our opportunities in Butlertown, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Materials for lessons can include coursebooks as well as authentic and created material. Each of these different types of materials have their advantages and disadvantages. Coursebooks are...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Williamston, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Williamston, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! I learnt about authentic and created materials, the authentic materials may be more more interesting to show in the class as they are real so more interesting and motivating. The students...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Wisconsin? Are you interested in teaching English in Chicog, Wisconsin? Check out our opportunities in Chicog, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The unit focused on ways in which the use of coursebooks and lesson materials can be relevant and helpful in the classroom. It highlighted that while textbooks are usually expected to be had by...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Michigan? Are you interested in teaching English in Thompsonville, Michigan? Check out our opportunities in Thompsonville, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Materials that can be used in the classroom include worksheets, activity sheets, pictures, flash cards, drawings, charts, visual aids, tapes, recordings, realia, comics, magazines, and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Georgia? Are you interested in teaching English in Hazlehurst, Georgia? Check out our opportunities in Hazlehurst, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! Authentic materials are resurces created for native speakers of the target language. Authentic materials can include: listening: Tv, radio, movies. Visual: picture books Printed: newspaper,...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Colorado? Are you interested in teaching English in Sugar City, Colorado? Check out our opportunities in Sugar City, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! The unit provides an overview of the kinds of materials that can be helpful in structuring lessons. It provides a balanced view between authentic materials, which can be found in everyday...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Wisconsin? Are you interested in teaching English in Kickapoo, Wisconsin? Check out our opportunities in Kickapoo, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This unit was about teaching materials. There are three main kinds of teaching materials – authentic, created, and course books. I teach in English in a Japanese high school and based on this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Kentucky? Are you interested in teaching English in Bardwell, Kentucky? Check out our opportunities in Bardwell, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! In this unit I learned about: Authentic materials: Advantages - It can boost the confidence of students if they are able to understand it. - It’s authentic or real so it’s...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified in Texas? Are you interested in teaching English in Webster, Texas? Check out our opportunities in Webster, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English in your community or abroad! Teflonline.net offers a wide variety of Online TESOL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Here Below you can check out the feedback (for one of our units) of one of the 16.000 students that last year took an online course with ITTT! This topic focused on what materials should be used in a lesson and how coursebooks should be used. I feel like this unit has taught me the difference between created materials and authentic material,...  [Read more]