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Exposure to Target Language Media among Algerian Learners of English: Preferences and Gender Dynamics Cover

Exposure to Target Language Media among Algerian Learners of English: Preferences and Gender Dynamics

By: Moustafa Amrate  
Open Access
|Jun 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/rem-2025-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2037-0849 | Journal ISSN: 2037-0830
Language: English
Page range: 17 - 27
Published on: Jun 21, 2025
Published by: SIREM (Società Italiana di Ricerca sull’Educazione Mediale)
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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