BRIDGING THE CLASSROOM AND THE REAL WORLD: A SCIENTIFIC FRAMEWORK FOR MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT AND AUTHENTIC RESOURCES IN LANGUAGE PEDAGOGY
Keywords:
Communicative Language teaching, material development, authentic resources, Intercultural Communicative Competence, material design.Abstract
Materials development has evolved from a purely pragmatic task executed by classroom practitioners into a sophisticated, distinct sub-field of applied linguistics. At the core of contemporary material design is the strategic use of authentic resources—spoken or written texts produced for genuine communication rather than language instruction. This paper synthesizes the pedagogical frameworks underpinning materials development, contrasts the empirical benefits and systemic challenges of using authentic resources in English Foreign Language (EFL) contexts, and analyzes the cyclical process required to construct and evaluate high-quality instructional materials. By grounding design principles in Second Language Acquisition (SLA) theories, this review provides a robust framework for balancing real-world linguistic input with classroom scaffolding.
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