Iranian and Turkish EFL Professors’ Perceptions of the (De)merits of Virtual Learning Platforms: Issues Related to Instruction, Assessment, and Resources
Subject Areas :Shirin Akbarzadeh 1 , Parviz Alavinia 2 , Mehdi Sarkhosh 3
1 - Department of English Language, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
2 - Department of English Language, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
3 - Department of English Language, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
Keywords: ارزیابی, آموزش, مواد/منابع, بسترهای یادگیری مجازی,
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