When using an authentic audio or video it is important to use only ‘native speakers’.

When using an authentic audio or video it is important to use only ‘native speakers’. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons.

Like most most people here, I disagree. In the case of the English language, there is no necessary link between "authentic" and "native speaker".

English learners will need to practice and prepare for how they will encounter the language in the real world – in most cases this will often involve communicating with non-native English speakers.

It is also important to remember however that there might well be some learners who (for whatever reason) want to use materials featuring only 'native English'. Where and when possible it is important to listen to those learners and reflect their wishes, as long as they are making an informed choice.

Hi all, here is my lesson for week 2.

Hi all, here is my lesson for week 2. Apologies for the weird formatting: always seems to happen when I try to covert a Word file.

The most important principles of material design for me are as follows:

The most important principles of material design for me are as follows:

Materials should:

1. Be simple and effective –they should be streamlined and avoid extraneous detail or long lists of vocabulary.
2. Be engaging – they should capture the attention and pique the curiosity of the learners and avoid the blandness often encountered in language textbooks
3. Be visually pleasing – clear and clean design, nice fonts, incl. pictures.
4. Serve as a springboard into meaningful communication/interaction between learners.
5 Strike a balance between authenticity and the appropriate language level for the learners.

Hi everyone!

Hi everyone!

Here is my lesson. A short plan followed by student worksheet.

I work in a Korean university and this is a lesson I created last semester for students in the A2-B1 CEFR range.