A Study of Socio-Cultural Conception of Writing Assessment Literacy: Iranian EFL Teachers’ and Students’ Perspectives

Maryam Ataie-Tabar1, Gholamreza Zareian1, Seyed Mohammad Reza Amirian1, Seyyed Mohammad Reza Adel1
1Department of English Language and Literature, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran

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