Students’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in learning the English language
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/hettw-2025-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1843-9985
Language: English
Page range: 160 - 170
Submitted on: Jul 27, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 18, 2025
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