"An Analysis of the Problematic Discourse Surrounding "Authentic Texts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9868254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Simonsen (0000-0003-0287-7968, Twin Cities Orthopedics, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 245-258 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Hispania (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-2133 • E-ISSN: 2153-6414 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/hpn.2019.0045 |
| OpenAlex | W2955662202 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 16 |
In L2 (second language) pedagogy, texts are commonly distinguished based on whether language \ninstruction was a consideration in their creation. Texts that are not created for L2 instruction, or “authentic \ntexts,” have been thought to represent the target language in an accurate and reliable way (Zyzik and Polio \n2017). Conversely, texts that are produced with language learning in mind (“non-authentic texts”), such \nas those often found in textbooks, have received a markedly negative depiction; they have been considered \ncontrived texts with distorted and artificial language, and their sociocultural purpose has been questioned \n(e.g., Gilmore 2007; Glisan and Donato 2017). An analysis of these polarized characterizations reveals an \noverreliance on subjective qualities to distinguish the two types of texts and an implicit assumption that \nlanguage can exist in an authentic, complete form. Additionally, the ideology of authenticity continues to \ninfluence our perception of language users, since native speakers are more often associated with authenticity \nthan others. This paper problematizes the “authentic text”/“non-authentic text” dichotomy in L2 \npedagogy and promotes a post-structuralist vision—one in which the value of a text is not determined in \nisolation from how students might interpret and interact with it in specific learning contexts (Guerrettaz \nand Johnston 2013)
Depiction · Ideology · Linguistics · Perception · Sociocultural evolution · Sociology · Value (mathematics · Anthropology · Computer Science · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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| Citations per year | 1 |
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| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |