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There have been various objections to the use of authentic materials for language teaching purposes. Richards (2006) writes about the “myth of authenticity” (p. 16) and highlights the difficulty of finding authentic texts that are appropriate for low‐proficiency college‐aged readers. Similarly, Long (2007) argues that authentic texts “present too dense a linguistic target” (p. 130) and thus, are appropriate only for very advanced levels. It is important to note that Long's objection to authentic texts is framed in terms of curricular design: He believes that tasks, not texts, should be the foundation of language courses. A more far‐reaching criticism of authentic materials is found in Widdowson (1998), who argued that a text needs to be localized to serve a meaningful communicative intent. What makes a text real or authentic is that it is “appropriate to a particular set of contextual conditions” (1998, p. 712), which cannot be replicated in the classroom.