Name
: Melasari
Student Number .
• 171101011039
Study Program
: English Education Program
Faculty
: Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
Title
: In-service Teacher's Voices on Teaching Reading Using
Authentic Materials: A Narrative Inquiry Study

Abstract

For some English teachers, many difficulties in determining the materials
for their English classes. One way to make teaching materials more effective is to
use materials that are appropriate to the students' daily lives, named authentic
materials. Authentic materials are video, and audio materials that students
encounter in their daily lives, such as magazines, voice mail messages, radio
programs, and videos. There are advantages and disadvantages in applying these
materials. Some of the advantages includes: authentic materials are more interested,
original, and motivating than non-authentic materials. On the other hand, authentic
materials are considered too difficult for students with low levels of understanding
so that teachgs.gged to spend more time in implementing them. Therefore, this
research investigated'in-service English teachers' voices in teaching reading using
authentic materials. It aims to analyze information about teaching reading using
authentic materials. to detenniiie why an in-service English teacher used authentic
materials in teaching reading, and tp find out information about the challenges faced
by an in-service English teacher inieaching reading using authentic materials. This
research employed aenagative •inquiry study in which the data collected
qualitatively through interviews and documentation analysis. This research was
conducted atone of the Private Junior High Schools in Cikereteg, Bogor. An in-
service English teacher was selected as a panicipant who participated in the data
collection process through structured interviews with audio recording. The result of
this research showed that an in-service English teacher had positive perceptions
toward the use of authentic materials in teaching reading. Furthermore, she had
various positive reasons why she used authentic materials in the classroom.
However, she also had some challenges in teaching reading using authentic
materials.
Key Words: Authentic Materials, Teacher's Voices, and Teaching Reading