EFL Writing Skill Instruction in the Light of TBLT-Synthesized Collaborative Dialogue: Spotting Learners’ Achievements and Teachers’ Perceptions

Shirazifard, Haniyeh; Abbasian, Gholam-Reza; Mohseni, Ahmad

doi:10.22049/jalda.2023.28136.1497

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