Inflating and Persuading in the Discussion Sections of NSs’ vs. PSs’ Academic Research Articles

Learning strategies are claimed to help learners to become more autonomous, and enhance self-efficacy so that they can successfully complete a task. This study was mainly developed for two main purposes; firstly to examine if

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