Definitions for "Authentic materials"
An article or poem that the teacher raves on about and the students cannot understand.
Resources such as newspapers, magazines,and news broadcasts; designed to communicate information or meaning rather than to facilitate language learning.
Resources in the target language which could be used for language learning and teaching although they were not originally designed for this purpose, e.g.: newspapers; on-line weather forecasts; timetables; guides to museums or galleries. Remember that you need not understand every word to gain a lot of information