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Conceptualisation and measurement of foreign language learning burnout among Chinese EFL students

Chengchen Lia School of Foreign Languages, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People's Republic of ChinaView further author information
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Lawrence Jun Zhangb Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, Auckland, New ZealandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1025-1746View further author information
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Guiying Jiangc College of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Xiamen University, Xiamen, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 906-920 | Received 03 Aug 2020, Accepted 10 May 2021, Published online: 25 May 2021

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