Evaluation of Visual Literacy of High School English Textbooks in Iran: An Intercultural Perspective

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Ahad Ataie ¹ , Mohammad Mohammadi ²

1 - Department of English Language and Literature, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
2 - Department of English Language and Literature, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran

Received: 2021-07-03 Accepted : 2021-11-05 Published : 2022-04-01

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