DEVELOPING B1 STUDENTS’ LEXICAL SKILLS THROUGH AUTHENTIC MATERIALS
Keywords:
Authentic materials, lexical skills, B1 learners, vocabulary developmentAbstract
This thesis examines how authentic materials support the development of B1 students’ lexical skills in foreign language learning. It argues that newspapers, podcasts, interviews, videos, and digital texts create meaningful contexts for noticing, inferring, practicing, and reusing vocabulary. The paper outlines selection criteria, staged procedures, and task types that connect reception with production. Attention is paid to contextualized repetition, learner motivation, communicative relevance, and movement from recognition to active use.
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