Above all, stories can create a productive environment wherein the students are able to develop their whole personality by understanding the universal values implicit in many stories. A language-based communicative approach would help students ‘to see below the surface of what they read’. This paper will try to show how, by using a short story, and adopting an integrated and communicative approach, a teacher can teach language more effectively, directly involving the students in the classroom activities. In this sense, using short stories can help learners achieve communicative competence – the ability to use the language correctly and appropriately. speaking, besides other language areas like vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Short stories, if selected prudently, can be used for improving the four skills – listening, reading, writing and. Jesus Christ used to teach people through parables defined as ‘earthly stories having a heavenly meaning’. Centuries ago, story-telling was the traditional way of teaching. Using short stories in an EFL/ESL classroom is a time-proven method of language learning and acquisition. Besides, it as well provides a dynamic and fascinating learning model for anyone willing to learn English speaking. The concept, for long, has been used for effective, efficient, effortless English learning model for EFL/ESL students. The seven rules are: studying phrases nor single words, do not study grammar rules, study grammar from speeches unconsciously, learn from the real English, study through listening rather than reading, repeat more to gain deep understanding, and learn from question-answer stories. Hoge with his 'seven rules' concept in speaking fluency for EFL and ESL learners. Hence, this paper aims to explore the Effortless English System introduced by revolutionary English practitioner and teacher, A.J. It needs a certain effective strategy in view of dealing with such barriers. Vocabulary lack, grammar comprehension difficulty, cultural differences consideration even speech anxiety unraveling are the common obstacles to face. Learning speaking is, to EFL or ESL learners, inevitably challenging.
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