TY  - JOUR
TT  - ANALYZING THE UTILITY OF AUTHENTIC MATERIALS FOR DEVELOPING COMPREHENSION SKILLS AT INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
AU  - Bhatti, Muhammad Safdar
AU  - Iqbal, Asif
AU  - Javed, Zahida
PY  - 2016
DA  - December
DO  - 10.18768/ijaedu.280572
JF  - IJAEDU- International E-Journal of Advances in Education
JO  - IJAEDU
PB  - OCERINT International Organization Center of Academic Research
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 2411-1821
SP  - 425
EP  - 431
VL  - 2
IS  - 6
KW  - Authentic Materials
KW  - comprehension skills
KW  - pre-test
KW  - post-test experimental design
N2  - English has won the status ofInternational language. Due to its pivotal status, many nations are adopting itas their second language. Efforts have been made to boost up the standard ofEnglish Language teaching and learning in Pakistan. Authentic materials aregood tools for developing comprehension skills. The current paper analyzes theutility and effects of authentic materials for developing comprehension skillsamong the students of intermediate level. Foci of the research remained towardsthe common problems of the students and the teachers while using authenticmaterials. It was an experimental type research that explored the impact ofauthentic materials on comprehension skills. Fifty students of intermediatelevel participated in the study. Pre-test, post-test experimental design wasused and students’ result was collected. The findings of the study elicited themeaningful implications for the use of authentic materials and studentsperformed significantly. The researchers' conclusion with suggestions andrecommendations were summed up at the end of the study.
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.18768/ijaedu.280572
L1  - https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/262064
ER  -