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Storytelling: The most powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar

Is storytelling a powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar? Teaching English using isolated grammar has become an established practice in our English teaching and learning situation, so deeply rooted that no training, sermon, advice, or seminar can deter teachers and instructors from doing it. You can see that every day, new books appear on the market with explanations of complex grammatical rules, making English learning more difficult, and this stems from the practices of public examination questions. You see, there are still many questions, and in all competitive and job examinations, even complex grammatical rules reign supreme. Nobody bothers to...

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Storytelling: The most powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar

Is storytelling a powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar? Teaching English using isolated grammar has become an established practice in our English teaching...

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The Rationale behind the Strike of Government Primary School Teachers

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A Study on New Curriculum: Grade Seven Students’ Status in English

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The Thought of Increasing Pass Rate Overshadows Quality

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Some Insides of This Year’s HSC Result

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Several Magics of SSC and Equivalent Examinations Remain Elusive

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Storytelling: The most powerful tool to teach vocabulary and grammar

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