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APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

Construction and re-construction of identities: A study of learners’ personal and L2 identity

Azadeh Nematzadeh1 Department of Foreign Languages, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, IranView further author information
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Mehry Haddad Narafshan1 Department of Foreign Languages, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Marco Tommasi2 Department of Medicine and Aging Sciences, University of Chieti-Pescara, ItalyView further author information
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Article: 1823635 | Received 29 Jun 2020, Accepted 05 Sep 2020, Published online: 12 Oct 2020

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