Relationship between Professional Identity and Reflectivity: A Case of Iranian EFL Teachers

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pouria Aghaei ¹ , Mohammad Bavali ² , Fatemeh Behjat ³

1 - English Department, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
2 - English Department, Shiraz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shiraz, Iran
3 - Department of English, Abadeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh, Iran

Received: 2020-08-27 Accepted : 2020-12-27 Published : 2021-04-01

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