EXPLORING AUTHENTIC MATERIAL FOR IMPROVING THE WRITING OF ESL LEARNERS.

The study is based on the usefulness of authentic material in a writing classroom and it also explores how authentic material can be implemented in the ESL classroom. In this study, certain tasks for writing based on authentic material were designed by the researcher. In this way, researcher investigated how authentic material could be implemented in a writing classroom. The given study is based on both primary and secondary data. One of the study is based on the experience of observation of the researcher where researcher found out that authentic material stimulates the performance of the learners. Another study was conducted by Fazri and Dwi, where they employ quasi experimental design and statistically analyze using independent t-test and they found out that there was significant difference in the results of the students who were assigned authentic material and the students who were not. The authentic material adapted for this study will increase the motivational level of the ESL learners and expose the learners to the language they will use in the real world. This study will also prepare the learner to use the language in the real world context. A number of theoretical and pedagogical implications of the study, and its limitations, effectiveness, implementation and recommendations for further research, are presented. Highlights • I discuss the usefulness of authentic material. • I explored the implementation of authentic material and design task for implementing authentic material in a writing classroom. • I investigated the effectiveness of authentic material for improving the writing of ESL learners. • Authentic material motivates the learners towards learning. • Teachers must use authentic material in a writing classroom.