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Vocabulary Learning Autonomy and Vocabulary Size of Turkish ELT Student Teachers: A Correlational Study Cover

Vocabulary Learning Autonomy and Vocabulary Size of Turkish ELT Student Teachers: A Correlational Study

By: Galip Kartal and  Özgül Balci  
Open Access
|Apr 2021

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Language: English
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Submitted on: Jun 1, 2020
Accepted on: Sep 9, 2020
Published on: Apr 6, 2021
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