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The relationship between language learning motivation and foreign language achievement as mediated by perfectionism: the case of high school EFL learners Cover

The relationship between language learning motivation and foreign language achievement as mediated by perfectionism: the case of high school EFL learners

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|Nov 2016

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jolace-2016-0027 | Journal eISSN: 1339-4584 | Journal ISSN: 1339-4045
Language: English
Page range: 86 - 102
Published on: Nov 8, 2016
Published by: SlovakEdu, o.z.
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