USING MNEMONICS IN TEACHING EFL VOCABULARY
Keywords:
mnemonics, teaching technique, EFL vocabulary, teaching vocabularyAbstract
It has been discovered that using mnemonics can improve pupils' capacity to arrange and recall information with ease. As a result, the pupils' learning and sense of self-worth both improve. For example, visual mnemonics can be used to help people understand the differences between words and their meanings. The ultimate objective is for students to improve their lifetime and independent learning by applying the techniques they have learnt while using and developing mnemonics.
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