USING AUTHENTIC MATERIALS TO DEVELOP STUDENTS` SPEAKING SKILLS

The current research attempts to determine whether teaching speaking to foreign language learners using real materials is successful. Participants in this study were a group of intermediate-level language students from language centers who, on average, ranged in age from 14 to 17 years old. Participants received two additional speaking lessons to achieve results. During the first lesson, a group of students was instructed and engaged in exercises using customary and unauthentic materials. We noticed their activity and interest. Participants in the second meeting were also watched. However, the fact that they were taught using real materials made the difference between the two lessons. When teaching speaking, using authentic materials is more effective than using standard course materials, according to both observation and results