The Effect of Using Authentic Material on ESP Learners’ Motivation The Case of Third Year Students of Telecommunication at Biskra University

Abstract

Abstract In Algerian Universities, English was implemented as a compulsory course to the non-English disciplines under the name of ESP course in which teachers may use authentic materials to motivate their learners toward learning English language. However, it is observed that some learners do not attend because they consider ESP courses as secondary course and they are not motivated to learn English. This dissertation aims at investigating the effects of using authentic materials on ESP learners‟ motivation and determining the criteria that ESP teachers should take into consideration while selecting authentic materials to raise their learners‟ motivation. It targets third-year telecommunication learners. The main question of this research is „what is the effect of the use of authentic material on enhancing ESP learners‟ motivation?‟, and the giving hypothesis is „if ESP teachers make use of the appropriate and suitable authentic materials in their classes, their ESP learners‟ motivation will be enhanced‟. In attempt to investigate these facts, a descriptive method has been undertaken and the data were gathered through two tools; semistructured questionnaire and teachers‟ interview. The results obtained reveals that telecommunication learners are instrumentally motivated to learn English language through using authentic materials. However, the use of authentic materials should follow certain criteria to correctly motivate learners; those criteria are to select authentic materials that fit learners‟ level, and to select what is relevant to the communicative skill. Teachers should be aware of their method and their way of teaching so authentic materials can be applied correctly and learners can understand