Gender Tendencies in EFL across Vocabulary Tests

Foreign language learning in primary and secondary schools shares common characteristics worldwide. It takes place in the formal context of a classroom, it follows a syllabus, learners accomplish tasks in order to achieve learning objectives and receive marks on the basis of their scores on language tests.

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