Comparative Effect of Visual and Auditory Teaching Techniques on Retention of Word Stress patterns: A Case Study of English as a Foreign Language Curriculum in Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of Teaching English Language Studies

Maryam Homapour ¹ , Zohre Mohamadi ²

1 - English Teaching Department, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj,
2 - English Teaching Department, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj, Iran

Received: 2017-02-20 Accepted : 2017-04-03 Published : 2017-06-01

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