Investigating Translation Theories Course in Iranian Universities: Students’ Expectations and Perceptions in Focus

Subject Areas : Research in English Language Pedagogy

Samaneh Shahsavarzadeh ¹ , Hossein Heidari Tabrizi ²

1 - Language Department, Humanity Faculty,Islamic Azad University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - English Department of Islamic Azad University, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2019-05-20 Accepted : 2019-11-16 Published : 2020-01-01

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