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2018
Volume 114, Issue 6
  • ISSN: 0013-8274
  • E-ISSN: 2161-8895

Abstract

This article emphasizes the significance of fostering joy in English classrooms, arguing that it can serve as a healing, liberating force and a targeted pedagogical pursuit.

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