An Exploratory Study of Iranian EFL Teachers’ Agency: Conceptions and Practices

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Fatemehe Soghra Kordabadi ¹ , nader assadi Aidinlu ² , Haniyeh Davatgari Asl ³

1 - English Language Department, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran
2 - English Language Department, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran
3 - English Language Department, Ahar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Ahar, Iran

Received: 2020-05-18 Accepted : 2020-11-13 Published : 2021-04-01

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