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ELT Journal 1995 49(4):323-328; doi:10.1093/elt/49.4.323
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Authenticity revisited: text authenticity and learner authenticity

Winnie Yuk-chun Lee

Language instructor at the Language Study Centre, Hong Kong Polytechnic. At present she is doing a part-time PhD in language testing at the University of Reading. Her areas of interest are test design and materials design, especially for the use of authentic materials.

The term ‘authenticity’ has sparked off a lot of discussion in the fields of linguistics, materials design, and language learning; a consensus, however, has not been reached on a precise definition. In this article, a distinction is made between text authenticity and learner authenticity. A set of guiding principles for making textually authentic materials learner authentic is suggested. Finally, a three-week supplementary English programme, which was devised for a group of Hong Kong Polytechnic students based on these principles, is described.


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