A Comparative Study of the Effect of Explicit and Implicit Pronunciation Instruction on Critical Thinking and Listening Comprehension of English Language Learners

Subject Areas : Journal of Studies in Learning and Teaching English

Mohammad Darijani ¹ , Mehry Haddad Narafshan ² , Leila Anjomshoa ³

1 - Department of Foreign Languages, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
2 - Department of Foreign Languages, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran
3 - Department of Foreign Languages, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran

Received: 2023-06-02 Accepted : 2023-07-04 Published : 2023-06-01

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