Group-Work Dynamics: Its effects on EFL IELTS Candidates’ Structural Accuracy and Self-Regulation
Subject Areas : Journal of Teaching English Language Studies
Zahra Zohoorian
1
,
Khalil Motallebzadeh
2
,
Mahshid Khazaee
3
1 - English Department, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
2 - English Department, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
3 - English department, Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mashhad, Iran
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