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From Pizza Hut to Hazard: Some Authentic Materials to Motivate Students.

Students are more motivated to participate in class activities when authentic materials are used. One benefit of using authentic materials is that they encourage students to be responsible for their own learning, while promoting learner-centeredness. Authentic materials are rich in cultural backgrou...

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Main Author: Ng, Judy Miang Koon
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Language:English
Published: INTI Publishing House Sdn. Bhd. 2007
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HF Commerce
Online Access:http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/380/1/2007_3.pdf
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spelling my-inti-eprints.3802016-06-23T07:42:03Z http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/380/ From Pizza Hut to Hazard: Some Authentic Materials to Motivate Students. Ng, Judy Miang Koon HF Commerce Students are more motivated to participate in class activities when authentic materials are used. One benefit of using authentic materials is that they encourage students to be responsible for their own learning, while promoting learner-centeredness. Authentic materials are rich in cultural background. The learning of cultures is essential for students, especially as they communicate with others from various cultures and customs. The researcher has designed some worksheets and activities from authentic materials and tested them in classes. These materials and activities have been proven to be interesting for secondary school and adult learners. In addition, a simple survey was distributed to eighty-three students. The students’ feedback was gathered, in order to compare and examine if they were more motivated to learn when certain materials they consider interesting—for instance textbooks, handouts and authentic materials—were used in class. The fi INTI Publishing House Sdn. Bhd. 2007 Article PeerReviewed text en http://eprints.intimal.edu.my/380/1/2007_3.pdf Ng, Judy Miang Koon (2007) From Pizza Hut to Hazard: Some Authentic Materials to Motivate Students. INTI Journal, 2 (2). pp. 27-42. ISSN 1675-0284
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From Pizza Hut to Hazard: Some Authentic Materials to Motivate Students.
description Students are more motivated to participate in class activities when authentic materials are used. One benefit of using authentic materials is that they encourage students to be responsible for their own learning, while promoting learner-centeredness. Authentic materials are rich in cultural background. The learning of cultures is essential for students, especially as they communicate with others from various cultures and customs. The researcher has designed some worksheets and activities from authentic materials and tested them in classes. These materials and activities have been proven to be interesting for secondary school and adult learners. In addition, a simple survey was distributed to eighty-three students. The students’ feedback was gathered, in order to compare and examine if they were more motivated to learn when certain materials they consider interesting—for instance textbooks, handouts and authentic materials—were used in class. The fi
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