Effects of Telegram Stickers on English Vocabulary Learning: Focus on Iranian EFL Learners

Subject Areas : Research in English Language Pedagogy

Shima Ghobadi ¹ , Saeed Taki ²

1 - English Department,Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran
2 - Shahreza Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahreza, Iran

Received: 2017-12-13 Accepted : 2018-02-14 Published : 2018-03-01

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