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Students’ intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in learning the English language

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|Dec 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 160 - 170
Submitted on: Jul 27, 2025
Accepted on: Dec 18, 2025
Published on: Dec 31, 2025
Published by: University of Oradea
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: Volume open

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