The Real Thing? Authenticity and Academic Listening.

MacDonald, Malcolm; Badger, Richard; White, Goodith

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Publication Date: 2000

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The Real Thing? Authenticity and Academic Listening.

MacDonald, Malcolm; Badger, Richard; White, Goodith

English for Specific Purposes, v19 n3 p253-67 2000

Explores the usefulness of the criterion of authenticity for the selection and evaluation of English for academic purposes materials. Using a student questionnaire and techniques of discourse analysis based on Halliday's concepts of field, tenor, and mode, the levels of difficulty and relevance of materials using four media was investigated. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Difficulty Level, Discourse Analysis, English for Academic Purposes, Instructional Material Evaluation, Instructional Materials, Lecture Method, Listening Comprehension, Questionnaires, Relevance (Education)

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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