Authentic Texts and real-world Activities in the Classroom basically responds to the who, what, why and how of authentic (literary) texts and activities in the classroom. Authentic Texts and real-world Activities in the Classroom offers: -the theoretical and historical grounding of authenticity in the classroom -ideas on how to cope with the challenge of teaching literature -an essential introduction to language learning techniques and strategies for reading, listening, writing and speaking -possibilities how to organise the classroom (students on their own, pair work, group work, whole class teaching) -photocopiable real-world and pedagogical language activities based on literary texts -a classroom investigation In other words: A concrete and practical guide for students, teachers and trainee teachers of English as a second language.