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I learned about the advantages and disadvantages of authentic and created materials.
Creative material is useful for English beginners as it often allows students to experiment or match words with pictures.
Authentic materials are real which helps boost the confidence of students as the students feel they can really understand English when they read a newspaper or understand a TV show.
I would favour authentic material for a class of intermediate students as they have already formed their foundations from using creative material.
Task 2 – What do you consider to be the advantages and disadvantages of using course books with a class?
Advantages
Expected by students
Easier than creating own material
Well researched to correct student level
Offers a good balance of grammar, vocabulary and skills work
Offers continuity and progression
Has been experimented with greatly
Attractive and appealing to the eye
Offers many good ideas for an inexperienced teacher
Disadvantages
Does not fit specifically with students needs
Students may disagree with the book
Lots of book work can become predictable and boring for the students
Can make the teacher lazy
A course book is almost always a compromise
Many course books can be obsolete
Course books dictate what is being taught
