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EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

The investigation of cultural background perception on reading comprehension ability: A case of intermediate EFL learners in Zanjan

Houman Bijani1 English Language Department, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch, Zanjan, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4305-7977View further author information
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Mina Sahrayi1 English Language Department, Islamic Azad University, Zanjan Branch, Zanjan, IranORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7327-0082View further author information
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Salim Said Bani Orabah2 Head of English Language Center, University of Technology and Applied Sciences, Ibra, OmanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Article: 2137285 | Received 20 Apr 2022, Accepted 13 Oct 2022, Published online: 22 Oct 2022

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