An Investigation of Authenticity in a Nepalese Secondary ESL Textbook and its Supplementation

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  • Lekh Nath Baral Department of English

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3085

Keywords:

Authenticity, Curriculum, Learner-centeredness, Supplement(ation), Task

Abstract

This article starts with a brief discussion of the concept of authenticity of language learning/teaching materials followed by an introductory discussion of Nepal's school level English curriculum. Moving away from the conventional notion of authenticity which only takes ‘textual authenticity' on board, the present article investigates the authenticity of a text material from the perspective of learner and task along with the textual authenticity and presents supplementation of the material under investigation.

Key words: authenticity; curriculum; learner-centeredness; supplement(ation); task

DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3085

Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 1-13

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Author Biography

Lekh Nath Baral, Department of English

Teaches at Kathmandu Don Bosco Higher Secondary School. He is a former principal of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School, Surkhet. A NELTA life member and a Teacher Trainer, he did his MA in TESOL from Institute of Education, University of London under the Centenary Scholarship Scheme 2007. His research interest in ELT include Teachers’ and Students’ belief systems, Culture and Identity in Second Language Development, Materials Evaluation and Development, Role of Feedback on Learning, Impact of Networks in Professional Development.

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Baral, L. N. (2010). An Investigation of Authenticity in a Nepalese Secondary ESL Textbook and its Supplementation. Journal of NELTA, 14(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3085

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Vol 14, No 1&2 2009

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