The use of authentic materials as motivational tool in the ESL or EFL classrooms

Abstract

English occupies the status of an international language and the number of speakers has been increasing day by day all around the globe. Even then, learning English has become a major problem for the ESL or EFL learners and facing difficulties in the ESL or EFL classrooms in learning it. There are several reasons for this problem and one among them is lack of motivation in the ESL or EFL classrooms. It is only because the routine textbooks are not prepared according to the needs and interests of the ESL or EFL learners. As most of the ESL or EFL learners in the English classrooms feel that the present material is boring and uninteresting, there is a need for the English teachers to think an alternate way to satisfy them. Moreover, the teachers of English should adopt innovative teaching strategies and encourage the learners in learning English. Introducing authentic material into the ESL or EFL classrooms seems to be the best solution to motivate the learners. Thus, the teachers of English can involve learners in the activities that take place in the ESL or EFL classrooms. The learners also participate actively in these activities with a lot of interest and perform them well. Consequently, the learners are motivated towards the learning objective and learn English in a congenial and joyful environment. This paper primarily focuses on the need of introducing authentic materials in the ESL or EFL classrooms in order to motivate the learners and develop their English language skills colossally. This paper also expounds how the teachers of English should make use of the available authentic materials in the ESL or EFL classrooms to prepare the learners to learn English in an entirely different milieu.