Enhancing Speaking Proficiency and Terminology Learning Among ESP Learners Through Edutainment Activities

Subject Areas : Research in English Language Pedagogy

Shiva Grami ¹ , Azizeh Chalak ² , Hossein Heidari Tabrizi ³

1 - English Department, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
2 - English Department, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran
3 - English Department, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2023-09-03 Accepted : 2023-09-30 Published : 2024-12-01

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