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Evaluating Communicative Approaches in Education

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What is education about? It involves learning about how society functions, alongside developing potential to cope with and contribute positively to our community, in line with personal needs. We do this through exchanges with others, but give little attention to this verbal and non-verbal process, with limited understanding of how it affects teaching and learning.

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