HomeInternational Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Researchvol. 6 no. 8 (2025)

Trends and practices in English language assessment in ASEAN countries: A meta-synthesis study (2021-2025)

Remedios C. Bacus | Reynarose Trasmil

Discipline: Language and Area Studies

 



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