Authentic materials could encourage English learners to improve their listening and speaking skills in a real-life context. This study aims to investigate how the researcher could improve her listening and speaking skills by utilizing authentic material. Self-reflection narrative inquiry is employed to show the process of self-studying the researcher’s listening and speaking skills throughout the years. The finding shows that authentic materials showed significant results in improving the researcher's speaking skills. This study suggested that adopting authentic materials such as video games, YouTube videos, and movies is effective in improving one’s listening and speaking skills, and when the knowledge is applied frequently. Further studies on authentic materials from different data sources are suggested.
Copyrights © 2024