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INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION

Characterization and development of critically-thinker EFL readers’ reading ability: AWC vs. QAR approaches

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Article: 2148451 | Received 16 Apr 2022, Accepted 13 Nov 2022, Published online: 05 Dec 2022

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