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Research Article

Interactive effects of English-speaking anxiety and strategy use on oral English test performance of high- and low-proficient Chinese university EFL learners

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Article: 1562410 | Received 25 Sep 2018, Accepted 18 Dec 2018, Published online: 06 Jan 2019

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