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Research Article

‘I have survived and become more confident’: effects of in-service TKT-based training on primary school English teachers’ professional beliefs and self-efficacy

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Pages 511-532 | Received 03 Sep 2021, Accepted 27 Feb 2023, Published online: 17 Mar 2023

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