Papers by Lekh Nath Baral
This article starts with a brief discussion of the concept of authenticity of language learning/t... more This article starts with a brief discussion of the concept of authenticity of language learning/teaching materials followed by an introductory discussion of Nepal's school level English curriculum. Moving away from the conventional notion of authenticity which only takes 'textual authenticity' on board, the present article investigates the authenticity of a text material from the perspective of learner and task along with the textual authenticity and presents supplementation of the material under investigation.
Journal of NELTA, 2010
This article starts with a brief discussion of the concept of authenticity of language learning/t... more This article starts with a brief discussion of the concept of authenticity of language learning/teaching materials followed by an introductory discussion of Nepal's school level English curriculum. Moving away from the conventional notion of authenticity which only takes ‘textual authenticity' on board, the present article investigates the authenticity of a text material from the perspective of learner and task along with the textual authenticity and presents supplementation of the material under investigation. Key words: authenticity; curriculum; learner-centeredness; supplement(ation); task DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3085 Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 1-13
Journal of NELTA, 2010
This article starts with a brief discussion of the concept of authenticity of language learning/t... more This article starts with a brief discussion of the concept of authenticity of language learning/teaching materials followed by an introductory discussion of Nepal's school level English curriculum. Moving away from the conventional notion of authenticity which only takes ‘textual authenticity' on board, the present article investigates the authenticity of a text material from the perspective of learner and task along with the textual authenticity and presents supplementation of the material under investigation. Key words: authenticity; curriculum; learner-centeredness; supplement(ation); task DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3085 Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 1-13
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Papers by Lekh Nath Baral