Badger, R. and M. MacDonald. 2010. ‘Making it real: authenticity, process and pedagogy’. Applied Linguistics 31/4: 578-582
Entered by: University of Leeds (School of Education)
Badger, R. and M. MacDonald. 2010. ‘Making it real: authenticity, process and pedagogy’. Applied Linguistics 31/4: 578-582
Summary: This article argues for a process view of authenticity on the grounds that texts only come into existence when they are read or listened to. This means that authenticity is a feature of the interaction between a reader or listener and marks on paper on sound waves in the air.
Country of research: United Kingdom
Learners' background: various
Entered by: University of Warwick (Centre for Applied Linguistics)
MacDonald, M.N., R. Badger and J.P. O'Regan. 2009. ‘The social cognition of medical knowledge: with special reference to childhood epilepsy’. Critical Inquiry in Language Studies 6/3: 176-204
Entered by: University of Leeds (School of Education)