Enhancing English Communication Skills by Using the Newspaper as a Teaching Tool
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The purpose of this study was to describe the use of newspapers as a source for English Language Acquisition. Its aim was to investigate the extent of which newspapers can affect and enhance the learning of English language. The Technical English curricular aims to extent learners’ English language proficiency in order to meet their needs, in everyday life including for knowledge acquisition purposes, and for workplace use. Effectiveness learning entails learning beyond the classroom. In this regard, newspaper may be a good resource that can be used to promote and enhance English language learning. With this in mind this study explored whether newspaper as an alternative to the textbook able to arouse learners’ interests in learning English. Newspaper as a tool for language learning.
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