L2 Writing Feedback Preferences and Their Relationships with Entity vs. Incremental Mindsets of EFL Learners

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Shima Vagheei ¹ , Fariba Rahimi Esfahani ² , Sajad Shafiee ³

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

Received: 2020-05-04 Accepted : 2020-11-23 Published : 2021-04-01

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