Factors causing demotivation in EFL teaching process: A case study

Qualitative Report

Volumn 17, Issue 51, 2012, Pages 1-13

  Aydin, Selami ^a  

^a BALIKESIR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Case study; Demotivating factors; Elementary education; English as a foreign language; Teaching

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873529145     PISSN: 10520147     EISSN: 21603715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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