The influence of authentic materials on the development of affective factors in the context of contemporary foreign language teaching

Abstract

A real turning point in the field of foreign language teaching was made in the 20th century by a communicative approach that collected the most useful characteristics and strategies from previous methods, which is the reason why it is considered eclectic. Durbaba states that within the communicative approach, the focus from linguistic knowledge, which includes knowledge of grammatical rules and vocabulary, is extended to the development of communicative competence, which includes the use of language as a means of communication and intercultural communicative action. Emphasis is placed on learning the language in real communicative situations, so that when students leave their classrooms, they will be able to navigate communication that will be completely authentic. This is one of the main reasons why the implementation of authentic materials started.