Pacheco, Luiz CarlosSheppard, BethHalvorsen, Andy2018-07-262018-07-262018https://hdl.handle.net/1794/2352420 pagesTwo types of authentic materials were introduced in a Brazilian high school, including popular songs and texts from the students’ field of specialization. Following this intervention, student motivation was explored through interviews, class observations, and a comparison of student grades. Students described dissatisfaction with their previous English learning experiences and expressed enjoyment of the new texts, even requesting more. They were actively engaged during lessons with the new materials and earned higher course grades than students in another section of the same course. The use of innovative materials and authentic texts appears to be associated with higher student motivation in this study.enCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USESLStudent motivationsAuthentic textsArticle