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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

The Effects of General Listening Anxiety and Listening Test Anxiety on Self-Perceived Listening Performance Among Chinese English Learners

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Pages 3541-3560 | Received 04 Jun 2023, Accepted 23 Aug 2023, Published online: 01 Sep 2023

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