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Foreign language enjoyment: a longitudinal confirmatory factor analysis–curve of factors model

Majid Elahi Shirvana Department of Foreign Languages, University of Bojnord, Bojnord, IranCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Tahereh Taherianb Department of English Language and Literature, Yazd University, Yazd, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6338-5054
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Elham Yazdanmehrc Department of English Language, Attar Institute of Higher Education, Mashhad, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9414-7251
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Pages 224-242 | Received 20 Oct 2020, Accepted 05 Jan 2021, Published online: 17 Jan 2021

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