Abstract:
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the trainees' application of authentic
Materials in task-based approach in an EFL context in Jimma Teachers' College. Descriptive
Survey design, which involved both quantitative and qualitative techniques of data collection
And analysis, was employed in the study to achieve the research goals. All of the population
Which means (N=39), 19 male and 20 female second year English major trainees, and all six
Instructors taken as the participant of the study. Questionnaires (for both trainees and
Instructors) and content analysis data collection instruments were used and analyzed using
Quantitative descriptive statistics. The overall .finding of this study revealed that, teacher
Trainees were moderately familiar with the application of authentic materials. However, the
Sizable proportion value of teacher trainees' and instructors perception on the application of
Authentic readings, authentic audio, authentic visual, authentic electronic and realia in taskbased approach result showed that, the grand mean value to be (M- 2.13). This value indicated
Their perception to a lesser extent or never learned in their communicative English (Enla-l02)
Through these materials. Therefore trainees found to incorporate authentic materials into their
Task-based approach in an EFL context as a tool to improve their capacity EFL learning.
Finally, this study recommended all of EFL trainees and instructors should maximize their
Capacity on how to incorporate authentic materials in task-based approach in an EFL context.
Other researchers also have to investigate their research on the application of authentic
Materials in the present or an informed approach in task-based approach in an EFL context in
A larger scale to get a wider and deeper in the research area.
