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Interactions of trait emotional intelligence, foreign language anxiety, and foreign language enjoyment in the foreign language speaking classroom

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Pages 374-394 | Received 02 Oct 2020, Accepted 09 Feb 2021, Published online: 24 Feb 2021

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