In this article, Toporišič's learners' book Zakaj ne po slovensko is used as a starting point to present the concept of authenticity in foreign language teaching. Toporišič's approach was structuralist: his presentation of the Slovene language system focused on form rather than on meaning. The concept of authenticity, on the other hand, focuses on meaning - using real language and authentic language tasks. The starting point is therefore the language learner who is learning the foreign language for communication - through real (authentic) communication.
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