Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2008

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of an innovative teaching technique on the success and attitudes of sixth grade English language students

Kamil Arif Kırkıç
  • Kamil Arif Kırkıç
  • Department of Educational Sciences, Faculty of Education, Ä°stanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Turkey.
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  •  Received: 08 November 2018
  •  Accepted: 14 February 2019
  •  Published: 10 April 2019

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