Authentic Materials (AM) are language teaching materials that were not originally created for the purpose of language teaching. However, there is not always agreement among researchers over the exact nuances of the definition or the extent to which adapted materials remain ‘authentic’ or ‘genuine.’ Using a survey and semi-structured interviews, this paper investigates the topic from the perspective of English language teaching(ELT) practitioners, in order to discover whether they share the same concept as researchers regarding what constitutes AM. Also, the paper asks whether instructors believe AM to be important, whether they explicitly check for the inclusion of AM in their course materials, and what kinds of AM they introduce into the classroom. The paper concludes that while teachers believe AM to be important and are creative in their inclusion, teachers’ attention to and application of AM are not always consistent, and understanding of what constitutes AM varies.
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