Students' attitudes towards authentic materials used in english literature classes at Gaza universities

الملخص EN

Though the use of authentic materials in instruction has been one of the controversial issues among second language or foreign language (L2/FL) researchers and practitioners, empirical research conducted on this area is still limited in Arab EFL (English as a foreign language) contexts including Palestine.

Hence, this study aimed to recognize students' attitudes towards the authentic materials used in English literature classes at Gaza universities.

To fulfill the study objectives, the researcher administered a questionnaire to 255 students, and conducted interviews with 12 students selected from the 255 ones.

The participants' responses to the questionnaire were analyzed in terms of percentage, mean, and standard deviation.

Additionally, the interviews were transcribed, coded, and organized into a number of categories.

Results showed that the participants had moderate attitudes towards the authentic materials used in English literature classes and high attitudes towards the contents of such materials.

Finally, the study provided its implications.