Academic Journal PERSPECTIVE: Language, Education and Literature Vol 8 (2) November 2020, 122-134
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.33603/perspective.v8i2.4365 | 122
THE USE OF AUTHENTIC MATERIAL IN TEACHING READING
DESCRIPTIVE TEXT: REVIEW OF LITERATURE
Fitri Puspita Sari
1)
, Gusti Nur Hafifah
2)
, Linda Mayasari
3)
Muhammadiyah University of
Surabaya, Indonesia
fitripuspita1502@gmail.com
1)
, gustihafifah@fkip.um-surabaya.ac.id
2)
,
lindamayasari@gmail.com
3)
Received: November 15, 2020
Accepted: November 25, 2020
Published: November 30, 2020
Abstract
Process of learning needs development time by time. Following situation of teaching, it is
important for educator to find materials which is understandable and enjoyable. One of
materials that effective to be used is authentic material. The
authentic materials are not
designed for language learning, it is able to use as a tool to teach students and give them
real experience in the classroom. Moreover, this paper aims
to review research about
authentic materials that is used in teaching and learning reading, especially (descriptive
text). In order to get the goal, this paper reviews some researches from experts relating to
the use of authentic materials in learning to read descriptive text. The author used around
40 articles which discussed about teaching English
skills especially reading,
authentic
material and descriptive text. The author collected the data by surfing the
international
and national journal to be reviewed. The result shows that most of the studies recommend
the educators use authentic materials to be applied in the classroom.
