AUTHENTIC MATERIALS WEB SITES

Web-based Resources for English Language Teaching & Learning
Leslie Opp-Beckman, University of Oregon 

Articles

FORUM, Adapting Authentic Materials for Language Teaching
http://exchanges.state.gov/forum/vols/vol39/no2/p2.htm

• "Adapting original materials for language teaching is a subtle process—half art, half science. I have drawn on my experience in preparing an intermediate-level 300-page ESL text for business. The process is basically the same for the primary or secondary school classroom, too." 

Internet Technologies for Authentic Language Learning Experiences, ERIC Digest
http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed414770.html

• "With the focus on language, communication, and culture in the national standards for foreign language learning (1996), foreign language teachers are continually searching for better ways of accessing authentic materials and providing experiences that will improve their students' knowledge and skills in these target areas. As the Internet transforms communication around the world, it is natural that it should play a major role in the foreign language classroom." 

Second Language Literacy Through Student-Centered Learning, I-TESL-J
http://iteslj.org/Articles/Caprio-StudentCentered.html

• Introducing students to conducting research in a foreign language using authentic materials.

Selecting Authentic Materials (Reading, Listening, Viewing)
http://www.richmond.edu/~terry/Middlebury/authentic.htm 

• A checklist of things to consider when selecting authentic materials for the language classroom.

Lesson Plans, Teaching Tips and Interactive Web Sites

CalPhoto Image Library
http://elib.cs.berkeley.edu/photos/

Radio-Locator, International Search
http://www.radio-locator.com/cgi-bin/nation

• Web sites for radio stations in countries all around the world. 

Language Box, Resources
http://www.languagebox.com/Home.html

• Links to worldwide media resources, organized by language. 

MightyBook
http://www.mightybook.com

• Animated picture books, video song books, sing-along songs, and poetry and fiction written by kids. Macromedia Flash Plug-in required to view animations. 

Project Gutenberg, Online Books
http://promo.net/pg/ 

Bartleby's Online Books
http://www.bartleby.com/ 

iTools, Online Language and Research Tools
http://www.itools.com/ 

Online Books Page
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/ 

Online Newspapers
http://www.onlinenewspapers.com/ 

Directories 

TEFL.Net ESL Lesson Plans > Authentic Reading Material
http://www.tefl.net/lessonplans/authentic.htm 

Yahooligans, Directory of Resources for Kids
http://www.yahooligans.com/