Exploring Effects and Learner Attitudes of Gadget-Based Internet Multimedia Reading

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Hani Mansooji ¹ , Ahmad Mohseni ² , Alireza Ameri ³

1 - English Department, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 - English Department, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran
3 - English Department, Faculty of Persian Literature and Foreign Languages, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran

Received: 2020-09-01 Accepted : 2020-12-12 Published : 2020-03-01

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