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    Updated authentic materials to improve speaking in EFL
    (2021-06-01) Siza Ramos, Irma Susana; Rizzo Chunga, Florentino Galo
    “Speaking skill is the most important in a second language. Mostly people, who learn the English Language, have in their minds that they like to master the goal of developing the proficiency in speaking skill though it is a difficult task” (Patra, 2016). Therefore, this study aims to help teachers and students to love speaking English through the use of updated authentic materials to improve the speaking skill in EFL learners. Nowadays, technology facilitates teachers and students with valuable resources which have helped them to improve the speaking skill, meanwhile they need it to communicate in real life and in this way motivate students to speak English in a natural way. Internet is a network where teachers can find updated authentic materials and download topics for speaking purposes. Moreover, they can get in touch with learners through Microsoft teams, Zoom, WhatsApp and other platforms. One of the most useful social networks where teachers can find updated authentic material is YouTube because this site offers a great variety of updated materials in videos, which help teachers and students to listen authentic spoken language and as a result they will speak in the Second language they are learning using a good range of vocabulary and grammar with fluency and accuracy. The fact is that English language is taught as a subject at school and used only inside the classroom. To solve this problem updated authentic materials such as YouTube videos offer the possibility to learn authentic real language by imitating native speakers from different cultures around the world. In this environment, students are surrounded by the target language at home and in the school. As a conclusion and taking into account all the advantages of the above authentic materials and perhaps other strategies to develop the speaking skill. This study considers that YouTube videos are good resources to improve speaking skill in tenth grade at Luis A. Martinez Technological Agricultural High School.