Educational Research and Reviews

  • Abbreviation: Educ. Res. Rev.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1990-3839
  • DOI: 10.5897/ERR
  • Start Year: 2006
  • Published Articles: 2007

Full Length Research Paper

The effect of a learner autonomy training on the study habits of the first-year ELT students

Ali MERC
  • Ali MERC
  • Anadolu University, Turkey
  • Google Scholar


  •  Received: 02 January 2015
  •  Accepted: 28 January 2015
  •  Published: 23 February 2015

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