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HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Vocabulary learning strategies: A comparative study of EFL learners

Rezvan Ghalebi1 Department of English Language, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, IranView further author information
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Firooz Sadighi1 Department of English Language, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Mohammad Sadegh Bagheri1 Department of English Language, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, IranView further author information
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Meihua Qian2 Education and Human Development, Clemson University, Clemson, UNITED STATESView further author information
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Article: 1824306 | Received 04 May 2020, Accepted 13 Sep 2020, Published online: 14 Oct 2020

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