Effect of Synchronous Virtual Learning Environment on Reading Comprehension of Undergraduate EFL Students

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Javad Akbari ¹ , Hossein Heidari Tabrizi ² , Azizeh Chalak ³

1 - English Department, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
2 - English Department, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran
3 - English Department, Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch, Islamic Azad University, Isfahan, Iran

Received: 2022-12-25 Accepted : 2023-03-01 Published : 2023-07-01

Keywords: درک مطلب, آموزش از راه دور, محیط یادگیری مجازی غیر همزمان, موقعیت های آموزشی تعاملی زنده, محیط یادگیری مجازی همزمان,

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