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Research Article

Development and validation of an English language teacher learning scale

Mohammad AliakbariFaculty of Humanities, Department of English Language, Ilam University, Ilam, IranView further author information
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Bahareh MalmirFaculty of Humanities, Department of English Language, Ilam University, Ilam, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Georgina BartonGriffith University - Mount Gravatt Campus, AustraliaView further author information
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Article: 1292613 | Received 25 Aug 2016, Accepted 30 Jan 2017, Published online: 28 Feb 2017

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