Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2009

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of tablet use on students’ success in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) grammar classroom

Ulas Kayapinar
  • Ulas Kayapinar
  • Department of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Art, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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Sarp Erkir
  • Sarp Erkir
  • Department of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Art, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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Nurcan Kose
  • Nurcan Kose
  • Department of Liberal Arts, Faculty of Art, American University of the Middle East, Kuwait.
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  •  Received: 17 December 2018
  •  Accepted: 14 February 2019
  •  Published: 10 March 2019

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