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The authenticity of real texts in advanced English language textbooks
Abstract
The term ‘authenticity’ has been variously interpreted by second language acquisition and ESL scholars. It has been taken to refer to the materials used in class, such as texts, but also to the type of tasks the students are assigned, or even to the type of classroom interaction. Our contribution is concerned with the first of these interpretations. We focus on the authenticity of what are purported to be ‘real’ texts included in textbooks for advanced students of English at B2 and C1 levels, according to the Common European Framework of Reference. This empirical study is based on a series of parameters that have been established in order to examine the extent to which the authenticity of real texts has been preserved and to establish other related changes that such texts are subjected to when included in textbooks.
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“' This strong preference [for British English] is often specified in the introductory pages although the textbooks under scrutiny have an international outlook ' (2014, p. 130).”
From The Global ELT coursebook: A case of Cinderella's slipper? (2022) · cites this paper as Clavel-Arroitia & Fuster-Márquez, 2014
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“a study of sixty written texts in six coursebooks from three major British ELT publishers between 2008 and 2011 showed the ' vast majority [represented] a single variety, British English ' (Clavel-Arroitia & Fuster-Márquez, 2014, p. 130).”
From The Global ELT coursebook: A case of Cinderella's slipper? (2022) · cites this paper as Clavel-Arroitia & Fuster-Márquez, 2014
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“Clavel-Arroitia and Fuster-Márquez ' s 2014 study of sixty written texts within six different B2/C1 level textbooks revealed that almost all (58 of the 60) had been adapted in terms of quality (lexicosyntactic rewordings) and/or length.”
From The Global ELT coursebook: A case of Cinderella's slipper? (2022) · cites this paper as Clavel-Arroitia and Fuster-Márquez, 2014
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The Global ELT coursebook: A case of Cinderella's slipper?
Mishan, F. (2022) · Language Teaching · doi:10.1017/s0261444820000646 · Cited by 60
“…to hear WEs and ELF in coursebook audio noted above, a study of sixty written texts in six coursebooks from three major British ELT publishers between 2008 and 2011 showed the ‘vast majority [represented] a single variety, British English’ (Clavel-Arroitia & Fuster-Márquez, 2014, p. 130).”
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- Authors
- Clavel-Arroitia, B., & Fuster-Marquez, M.
- ORCID
- Clavel-Arroitia, B.
- Venue
- ELT Journal
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2014-03-10
- Volume
- 68
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 124-134
- ISSN
- 0951-0893 (ISSN-L)
- 1477-4526
- OpenAlex
- W2319034429
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 2 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 5 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 21.17
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- ELT Journal (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Second Language Acquisition and Learning
- Social Sciences › Linguistics and Language › Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Keywords
- textual authenticity, English textbooks, advanced English learners, Common European Framework of Reference for Languages, textbook adaptation, English as a second language
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